Beauty recalls & litigation monthly · August 2026

A monthly summary of EU Safety Gate cosmetics alerts, California Prop 65 beauty notices and official regulatory notices. Free to cite — please credit “Source: Cosradar (cosradar.ai)”.

18EU cosmetics alerts

3Chinese origin

2Prop 65 beauty notices

11EU alerts last month

Key points

The most common EU recall issue this month: lilial (BMHCA) (11).
Most-recalled product type: Fragrance (8).
3 alerts (17%) concerned products of Chinese origin.
2 Prop 65 beauty notices, most citing beta-Myrcene.
Context: 233 EU alerts in the past 12 months concerned the nail-gel photoinitiator TPO (banned from September 2025), one of the largest single recall drivers of the year.

Breakdown

Issues

lilial (BMHCA)11

SPF lower than labelled3

PFAS3

prostaglandin analogues (lash serum)1

MIT1

CMIT1

formaldehyde1

Product types

Fragrance8

Sunscreen3

Eye & lash2

Lip products2

Hair care1

Deodorant1

Bath & soap1

Origin

Unknown4

People's Republic of China3

Germany2

The Netherlands2

Poland2

France2

Cyprus1

Türkiye1

Prop 65 chemicals

beta-Myrcene1

Mercury, Mercury and mercury compounds1

This month’s EU alerts

Full database

Germany alert28 Aug

prostaglandin analogues (lash serum)trucosmetics · Eyelash serumOrigin：Cyprus · Serious risk

Germany alert28 Aug

SPF lower than labelledSun screenOrigin：People's Republic of China · Serious risk

Germany alert28 Aug

SPF lower than labelledOUHOE · Sun screenOrigin：People's Republic of China · Serious risk

Germany alert28 Aug

MIT, CMIT, formaldehyde, SPF lower than labelledMaycheer · Sun protection creamOrigin：People's Republic of China · Serious risk

Czechia alert21 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)SYOSS PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE · ShampooOrigin：Germany · Serious risk

Czechia alert21 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)FA · DeodorantOrigin：Germany · Serious risk

Czechia alert21 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)PEARLY · Hand soapOrigin：Türkiye · Serious risk

Czechia alert21 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)NG · PerfumeOrigin：The Netherlands · Serious risk

Czechia alert21 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)LUXURE PARFUMES · PerfumeOrigin：Poland · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)Giorgio Armani · PerfumeOrigin：France · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)ADELANTE · PerfumeOrigin：The Netherlands · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)DORALL Collection · PerfumeOrigin：Belgium · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)COME!CLOSER · PerfumeOrigin：France · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)BI-ES · AftershaveOrigin：Poland · Serious risk

Czechia alert14 Aug

lilial (BMHCA)PerfumeOrigin：Unknown · Serious risk

Denmark alert7 Aug

PFASPixi · EyelinerOrigin：Unknown · Serious risk

Denmark alert7 Aug

PFASGosh · Lip linerOrigin：Unknown · Serious risk

Denmark alert7 Aug

PFASIrina The Diva · Lip linerOrigin：Unknown · Serious risk

This month’s Prop 65 notices

Date	Chemical	Product	Alleged violators
18 Aug	beta-Myrcene	Beta-Myrcene in Body Lotion and Shower Gel Products	Moroccanoil, Inc.; The Body Shop International Limited; The Body Shop Brand Limited; Cart.com, Inc. dba The…
10 Aug	Mercury, Mercury and mercury compounds	La Tia Mana, Goree Day and Night Beauty Cream, Gold Face Fresh Beauty Cream, Jhalak Beauty Cream, Crema Facial Despigmentante, New Face Whitening…	EveryMarket Inc.

2 beauty & personal-care notices in the last 180 days; most frequent chemicals: beta-Myrcene (1); Mercury, Mercury and mercury compounds (1)。 A 60-day notice is a legal pre-suit notice, not a finding of violation. Source: California Attorney General public database.

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