Cosmetic recalls — March 2026: 42 Safety Gate alerts

In March 2026, the EU Safety Gate system published 42 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 95 fewer than the month before.

Substances most often behind the recalls

Regulated substances only (banned, restricted or allergens); the number is the count of that month's alerts in which the substance was detected.

• HYDROQUINONE — 5
• HEXYL CINNAMAL — 1
• CINNAMAL — 1
• LIMONENE — 1
• LINALOOL — 1
• P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE — 1

Notifying countries

• Czechia — 18
• Ireland — 10
• Italy — 8
• Germany — 2
• Austria — 2

Sample alerts from this month

• Tibet Snow Cream — Kohinoor Chemical Co
• Top gloss, SUPER WHITE EXTRA WHITE — LNS LNSHOPNAILS.CZ
• Black Shampoo Stop White Hair & Beard — Ronuls PS Professional
• UV/LED GEL POLISH, GLOW-IN-DARK, TOP COAT — LNS
• Faiza Beauty Cream — Faiza Beauty

The full searchable list: cosmetic recalls — alert browser. Aggregate trends: recalls in numbers. Check your own product in the INCI checker.

This recap is generated automatically from the European Commission's Safety Gate data (methodology: how BeautyGuard works).