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RecallJan 29, 2026· All ages

FDA Viofairy Hair Growth Serum Bottles

Official title: 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 FDA

Poisoning
Recalled VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serum bottle and packaging
Recalled VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serum bottle and packaging · Photo: CPSC
Recalled VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serum bottle and packaging (Back)
Recalled VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serum bottle and packaging (Back) · Photo: CPSC

Viofairy Hair Growth Serum with 5% minoxidil was sold on Amazon. It was recalled because the bottle is not child-resistant as required by law, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if young children swallow the contents.

What to do

Consumers should immediately secure the recalled serum bottles out of sight and reach of children and contact FDAF for instructions on how to destroy the recalled bottles and to receive a free replacement. Consumers will be asked to pour the contents of the bottle into the trash and email a photo of the bottle in the trash to sesuall@outlook.com.

Contact: FDAF by email at sesuall@outlook.com.

How common was it?

ModerateAbout 8,600 sold at Amazon, 2024–2025

Thousands to tens of thousands sold. Worth a quick check.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The serum bottles contain minoxidil, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The 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.

Sold at

Online at Amazon.com from January 2024 through September 2025 for about $15.

Units

About 8,600

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Brand

Viofairy

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Jan 29, 2026. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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