Cosmetic recalls — November 2025: 108 Safety Gate alerts

In November 2025, the EU Safety Gate system published 108 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 11 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.

• HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE — 2
• METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE — 1
• P-HYDROXYANISOLE — 1

Notifying countries

• Hungary — 35
• Italy — 28
• Czechia — 23
• Malta — 12
• Slovakia — 4

Sample alerts from this month

• Gliss Kur — Schwarzkopf
• Hard Gel Milk — MUSA Nails
• Crystal Shine Top Cat Wonderful Gel — ONLY NAILS
• Badgirl 48 — Seet Years
• Protect & Refresh Sun Lotion — Nivea

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).