Beauty recalls & litigation monthly · October 2026 (to 21 Oct)

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)”.

7EU cosmetics alerts

1Chinese origin

1Prop 65 beauty notices

21EU alerts last month

Key points

The most common EU recall issue this month: lilial (BMHCA) (3).
Most-recalled product type: Nail (2).
1 alerts (14%) concerned products of Chinese origin.
1 Prop 65 beauty notice, most citing Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP).
Context: 235 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)3

TPO (nail-gel photoinitiator, banned in the EU from Sep 2025)2

undeclared fragrance allergens1

Product types

Nail2

Other1

Hair dye & henna1

Makeup1

Hair care1

Fragrance1

Origin

India2

People's Republic of China1

Spain1

Greece1

United States1

Türkiye1

Prop 65 chemicals

Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)1

This month’s EU alerts

Full database

Italy alert9 Oct

TPO (nail-gel photoinitiator, banned in the EU from Sep 2025)Tertio · Gel nail polishOrigin：People's Republic of China · Serious risk

Czechia alert9 Oct

lilial (BMHCA)PJMASKS · Cosmetics setOrigin：Spain · Serious risk

Greece alert2 Oct

TPO (nail-gel photoinitiator, banned in the EU from Sep 2025)ALOHA NAILS & COSMETICS · Gel nail polishOrigin：Greece · Serious risk

Germany alert2 Oct

ChemicalTopline · Hair dyeOrigin：India · Serious risk

Lithuania alert2 Oct

ChemicalCLEAR · Acrylic powderOrigin：United States · Serious risk

United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland alert2 Oct

lilial (BMHCA), undeclared fragrance allergensBare Anatomy · ShampooOrigin：India · Serious risk

Hungary alert2 Oct

lilial (BMHCA)Lion Francesco · PerfumeOrigin：Türkiye · Serious risk

This month’s Prop 65 notices

Date	Chemical	Product	Alleged violators
6 Oct	Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)	Like Nastya 5-Pack Lip Oils in transparent plastic pouch	Like Nastya, LLC; RD Media Group, LLC; Burlington Stores, Inc.; Burlington Merchandising Corporation…

1 beauty & personal-care notices in the last 180 days; most frequent chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) (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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