Cosmetic recalls — May 2026: 47 Safety Gate alerts

In May 2026, the EU Safety Gate system published 47 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 162 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 — 6
• CITRAL — 1
• Citronellol — 1
• LIMONENE — 1
• METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE — 1
• METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE — 1

Notifying countries

• Italy — 21
• Czechia — 12
• Sweden — 6
• Germany — 2
• Malta — 2

Sample alerts from this month

• Cleo — CHAT D'OR
• Top Coat — Susy Make-Up Italy
• Gel Color - Color So Hot It Berns — OPI
• ULTRA EDITION — BLUE FOR MEN
• Gel Color - Incognito Mode — OPI

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).