Brand
L'OREAL: recalls and official safety alerts
16 EU Safety Gate alerts concern products recorded under the brand L'OREAL. The first dates from 29 August 2023, the latest from 3 February 2026. The hazards named most often are chemical (100%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are ingredient not allowed in cosmetics (100%). 88% were for products made in France and 6% were for products made in Spain. The products flagged most are shampoo, shower gel and soap (38%), creams and lotions (12%) and hair dye (6%). 0% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace. The most common outcome was sales ban (100% of EU alerts); 100% included a measure ordered by an authority. The EU alerts were notified most often by the authorities of Italy (100%). Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lilial (BMHCA).
Most-flagged product types
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety GateQ4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
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| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
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100%, 16 alerts
Counts are alerts naming the platform in the official record, not all dangerous products sold there. Many records name no seller at all. How we count
Download these 16 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | Hair dyeExcellence cremeBrand: L'OREAL · model 5.15 · barcode 3600520967417 · batch 10L400 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/00353/26 | |
| 2025-04-08 | Hair creamSteam poodBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 3474630692800 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01386/25 | |
| 2025-04-08 | Hair gel3 Force - SculpteBrand: L'OREAL · model 44P902T · barcode 3474630160897 · batch 99134B Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01409/25 | |
| 2025-04-08 | HairsprayInfiniumBrand: L'OREAL · model Extra-strong · barcode 3474630575752 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01402/25 | |
| 2025-01-23 | Hair gelFIX & FORCEBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 8001980110736 · batch 22N800, 22P401 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/00400/25 | |
| 2024-12-12 | Cleansing milkVisible RadianceBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 5011408046588 · batch 28E803 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/03699/24 | |
| 2024-08-06 | Hair gelInvisi FixBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 8024417011215 · batch 22P301 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02068/24 | |
| 2024-08-06 | Hair maskElvive Maschera Total RepairBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 3600521751978 · batch 28R300 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02084/24 | |
| 2024-06-21 | Hair conditionerElvive Balsamo crema multivitaminicoBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 8001980136477 · batch 24G302 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01650/24 | |
| 2024-06-20 | Hair conditionerElvive Re-Nutrition Pappa reale + Omega 6Brand: L'OREAL · barcode 3600521398784 · batch 24K004 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01605/24 | |
| 2024-06-04 | Hair conditionerElvive balsamo riparatore - Anti-rotturaBrand: L'OREAL · model Tecnologia ciment-ceramide · barcode 8001980136538 · batch 24H501 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01508/24 | |
| 2024-05-28 | Hair conditionerElvive Liss-Intense - Balsamo Crema LiscianteBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 8024417178499 · batch 1008664-S9 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01453/24 | |
| 2024-03-07 | Anti-ageing face creamTrio attivo 45+ visoBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 3600522264675 · batch 02102016 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/00574/24 | |
| 2023-11-16 | Hair gelFix & ForceBrand: L'OREAL · barcode 8001980036791 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02803/23 | |
| 2023-10-03 | ShampooL'oreal anti rotturaBrand: L'OREAL · model Shampoo riparazione intensa · barcode 8001980130574 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02367/23 | |
| 2023-08-29 | Hair conditionerBalsamo ElviveBrand: L'OREAL · model Balsamo per capelli · barcode 3600521706121, 8001980136538 · batch 24N602, 24R200 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02012/23 |