Hair Growth Serum Lawsuit | 2026 Latest Updates

China-based Ariel Biotech is recalling more than 21,000 bottles of minoxidil-containing Sѐfralls Hair Generation Serum, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. “The hair serum’s packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Table of contents
  1. Latest Hair Growth Serum Lawsuit Updates
  2. April 2, 2026: CPSC Recalls TecFlox Hair and Beard Serum Bottles
  3. April 2, 2026: CPSC Recalls Tuymec Minoxidil Hair Growth Kits
  4. March 5, 2026: CPSC Recalls Tomum Minoxidil Spray Bottles
  5. January 29, 2026: CPSC Recalls Viofairy Hair Growth Serum
  6. January 29, 2026: CPSC Recalls Sefudun Minoxidil Serum Kits
  7. January 22, 2026: CPSC Recalls Iristar Minoxidil Spray Bottles
  8. January 15, 2026: CPSC Recalls Ruahouine Hair Growth Serum
  9. January 15, 2026: CPSC Recalls RootStim Beard Growth Serum
  10. December 18, 2025: CPSC Recalls Feel the Beard Minoxidil Oil
  11. August 7, 2025: CPSC Recalls Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Serum
  12. What Is Minoxidil?
  13. Who May Be Affected?
  14. Reported Injuries or Damages
  15. Recall and Regulatory Background
  16. Evidence to Preserve
  17. Filing Deadlines
  18. Frequently Asked Questions
  19. Which Companies Are Behind the Recalled Hair Growth Serums?
  20. What Should I Do If I Own a Recalled Hair Growth Serum?
  21. How Should I Store Minoxidil Around Children?
  22. How Can I Reach the Companies Behind Recalled Hair Growth Serums?
  23. References
Ten minoxidil hair and beard growth serums sold mainly on Amazon are recalled because their bottles are not child-resistant. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says swallowing the contents risks serious injury or death from poisoning in young children. The recalls ran from August 7, 2025 to April 2, 2026. None of the ten notices reports an incident or injury. No lawsuit, class action or MDL has been filed over hair growth serums. Households with a recalled bottle should stop using it and keep it out of children’s reach.
Lawsuit at a glance
  • Case or litigation name: No lawsuit filed
  • Defendants: None named
  • Court and docket number, when available: No filed case
  • MDL number, judge, and case count, when an MDL exists: No MDL
  • Filing date: No filing yet
  • Main allegations: No complaint; CPSC states the recalled serums contain minoxidil in packaging that is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if swallowed by young children
  • Products or people involved: Ten minoxidil hair and beard growth serums sold mainly on Amazon: Séfralls, Feel The Beard, Ruahouine, RootStim, Iristar, Sefudun, Viofairy, Tomum, Tuymec and TecFlox

Latest Hair Growth Serum Lawsuit Updates

April 2, 2026: CPSC Recalls TecFlox Hair and Beard Serum Bottles

CPSC announced the recall of about 900 TecFlox Hair and Beard Growth Serum Bottles, recall number 26-375. They were sold on Amazon.com in October 2025 for about $30, in packs of four bottles [1]. TecFlox replaces bottles that still hold serum, shipping included. Consumers email a photo of the bottles in the trash, showing manufacture date MFD 2025.8.25, to TecFloxrecall@outlook.com.

April 2, 2026: CPSC Recalls Tuymec Minoxidil Hair Growth Kits

CPSC announced the recall of about 6,200 Tuymec Minoxidil Hair Growth Kits, a 5% minoxidil spray with biotin, recall number 26-381. They were sold on Amazon.com from June 2025 through August 2025 for about $24 [2]. DrHealBeauty, a seller in Japan, offers a free empty replacement bottle with a child-resistant closure. Consumers transfer the contents of the recalled bottle into it.

March 5, 2026: CPSC Recalls Tomum Minoxidil Spray Bottles

The agency announced the recall of about 27,400 Tomum Minoxidil Hair Growth Treatment spray bottles, 100 mL, recall number 26-312. They were sold on Amazon.com from March 2025 through September 2025 for about $20 [3]. Belleka Inc, doing business as TOMUM, distributed them from China. The free replacement includes two child-resistant bottles of serum, 60 mL per unit. Consumers send Belleka a photo of the bottle in the trash.

January 29, 2026: CPSC Recalls Viofairy Hair Growth Serum

CPSC announced the recall of about 8,600 Viofairy Hair Growth Serum bottles, recall number 26-231. Amazon.com sold them from January 2024 through September 2025 for about $15 [4]. The retailer, FDAF, is in China and offers a free replacement. Consumers empty the bottle into the trash and send a photo of it to sesuall@outlook.com.

January 29, 2026: CPSC Recalls Sefudun Minoxidil Serum Kits

CPSC announced the recall of about 7,000 Sefudun 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth Serum Kits, recall number 26-218. Buyers could find them on Amazon.com from December 2023 through August 2025 for about $15 [5]. Nengmiaokeji, a distributor in China, offers a free replacement bottle of serum. Buyers discard the contents and email sesuall@outlook.com a photo of the empty bottle in the trash.

January 22, 2026: CPSC Recalls Iristar Minoxidil Spray Bottles

About 29,000 Iristar Minoxidil Spray Bottles with 5% minoxidil and biotin are covered by CPSC recall number 26-210. They were sold on Amazon.com from December 2024 through September 2025 for about $18 [6]. Moralowen, a retailer in South Korea, replaces the bottle free with one that has a child-resistant closure. Shaoshan Leiluo Trading Co., Ltd. of Hunan, China, is the manufacturer. Consumers transfer the contents into the new bottle.

January 15, 2026: CPSC Recalls Ruahouine Hair Growth Serum

CPSC announced the recall of about 25,000 Ruahouine Hair Growth Serum 60ml dropper bottles, recall number 26-182. The product sold on Amazon.com from January 2025 through July 2025 for about $10 [7]. The retailer, Ruahouine, is in China and offers a refund or a replacement bottle. Customers trash the contents and email a photo to ruahouine@gmail.com.

January 15, 2026: CPSC Recalls RootStim Beard Growth Serum

CPSC recall number 26-198 covers about 16,900 RootStim Beard Growth Serum spray bottles with 5% minoxidil. Sales ran on Amazon.com from November 2024 through September 2025 at about $20 [8]. RootStim LLC of Lanham, Maryland, distributed them. Ronghui Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., of China made them. Customers get a replacement product and discard the original bottle.

December 18, 2025: CPSC Recalls Feel the Beard Minoxidil Oil

CPSC announced the recall of about 840 Feel The Beard Minoxidil Beard Growth Oil for Men in one-ounce bottles, recall number 26-158. Amazon.com sold them from April 2025 through September 2025 for about $10 [9]. Feel The Beard offers a replacement. Buyers dump the contents and email ziyad@feelthebeard.com a photo of the bottle.

August 7, 2025: CPSC Recalls Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Serum

CPSC announced the recall of about 21,300 Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Generation Serum, recall number 25-426. It was sold on Amazon from June 2024 through June 2025 for about $10 [10]. Guangzhou Ariel Biotech Co. Ltd., the manufacturer and importer in China, offers a replacement. Consumers throw out the contents and photograph the bottle in the trash for sefralls@outlook.com.

What Is Minoxidil?

According to MedlinePlus, minoxidil is used to stimulate hair growth and to slow balding. It comes as a liquid to be applied to the scalp and is for external use only [11]. The Poison Prevention Packaging Act applies to the recalled serums. CPSC says special packaging is significantly difficult for children under 5 years of age to open, yet not difficult for adults to use properly [12].

Who May Be Affected?

A young child who swallowed the contents of a recalled minoxidil serum bottle may be affected. So may households that bought one of the ten recalled serums on Amazon during the sale periods CPSC lists. The sale periods differ by brand. Séfralls sold from June 2024 through June 2025, and Sefudun from December 2023 through August 2025. Match your bottle’s brand or your Amazon order history to the ten serums above. The recalling firms are based in China, Japan, South Korea and the United States. Whether a claim exists depends on an individual legal review of your facts.
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Reported Injuries or Damages

No injury or death from a recalled hair growth serum is alleged in any complaint. CPSC lists no incidents or injuries in any of the ten recall notices. CPSC describes the hazard as serious injury or death from poisoning if young children swallow the contents. That is a stated risk and not a reported injury. A recall notice does not show that a serum caused any particular harm. MedlinePlus says of minoxidil: do not let it get into your eyes, nose or mouth, and do not swallow it. Anyone who believes a child swallowed a recalled serum should keep the bottle and records of what happened.

Recall and Regulatory Background

CPSC has announced ten recalls of these serums. Each says the packaging is not child-resistant, as the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires. The first was Séfralls on August 7, 2025. The latest were Tuymec and TecFlox on April 2, 2026. Remedies differ by brand. Secure any recalled bottle out of sight and reach of children, and contact the recalling company.

Evidence to Preserve

Keep these items if a child swallowed a recalled serum or you want a claim reviewed:
  • The recalled bottle and its outer packaging, stored out of children’s reach
  • The order record or Amazon receipt showing the product and the purchase date
  • Photographs of the label and the bottle
  • Any photo or email sent to the recalling company for the refund or replacement
  • Medical and poison-control records if a child swallowed any contents
  • Communications with the seller or CPSC
Most notices ask consumers to pour the contents in the trash. Photograph the bottle, the label and the manufacture date before you follow those steps.

Filing Deadlines

Filing deadlines for injury claims come from state law, not from the CPSC recalls. They depend on where you live and on when the exposure, illness or injury and its diagnosis happened. A claim filed after its deadline may be barred, however strong the facts. Speak with a lawyer promptly about your own dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Companies Are Behind the Recalled Hair Growth Serums?

The recalled hair growth serums come from Guangzhou Ariel Biotech (Séfralls), RootStim LLC, Belleka (Tomum), Moralowen (Iristar), Nengmiaokeji (Sefudun), DrHealBeauty (Tuymec), FDAF (Viofairy) and Ruahouine. TecFlox and Feel The Beard sell under their own names.

What Should I Do If I Own a Recalled Hair Growth Serum?

If you own a recalled hair growth serum, CPSC says to keep the bottle away from children right away. Then contact the recalling company for the remedy, which for most brands means emailing a photo.

How Should I Store Minoxidil Around Children?

MedlinePlus says to store minoxidil in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. It adds that many containers are not child-resistant, so keep all medication out of children’s sight and reach.

How Can I Reach the Companies Behind Recalled Hair Growth Serums?

You can reach the companies behind recalled hair growth serums by phone: RootStim at 202-743-1714, Moralowen at 862-397-7376, Belleka at 862 244-1785 and DrHealBeauty collect at 209-886-4335. Lines run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on weekdays, and to 4 p.m. for Belleka.

References

  1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/TecFlox-Hair-and-Beard-Growth-Serum-Bottles-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging
  2. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Tuymec-Minoxidil-Hair-Growth-Spray-Bottles-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Sold-on-Amazon-by-DrHealBeauty
  3. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Tomum-Minoxidil-Hair-Serum-Spray-Bottles-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Distributed-by-Belleka
  4. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Viofairy-Hair-Growth-Serum-Bottles-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Sold-on-Amazon-by-FDAF
  5. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Sefudun-5-Minoxidil-Hair-Growth-Serum-Kits-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Nengmiaokeji
  6. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Iristar-Minoxidil-Spray-Bottles-for-Hair-and-Beard-Growth-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Moralowen
  7. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Ruahouine-Hair-Growth-Serum-Bottles-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Ruahouine
  8. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/RootStim-Recalls-Beard-Growth-Serum-Spray-Bottles-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging
  9. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Feel-The-Beard-Recalls-Minoxidil-Beard-Growth-Serum-Bottles-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging
  10. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Sefralls-Minoxidil-Hair-Generation-Serum-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Manufactured-by-Guangzhou-Ariel-Biotech
  11. https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a689003.html
  12. https://www.cpsc.gov/Business–Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/PPPA