CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Apoke Hair Dryer Brushes Due to Shock and Electrocution Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death
CPSC warning 25-271. Announced by CPSC on May 15, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 15, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
In CPSC’s words: “Zhongqui Zou has not agreed to recall these hair dryers.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The hair dryer brushes, which lack an integrated immersion protection device, can cause death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock hazards. The hair dryer brushes are in violation of the federal regulations for hair dryers and present a substantial product hazard.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the hair dryer brushes and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the cord, and safely disposing in the garbage.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Apoke One Step hair dryer brushes. The hair dryer brushes, which lack an integrated immersion protection device, can cause death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock hazards. The hair dryer brushes are in violation of the federal regulations for hair dryers and present a substantial product hazard. The hair dryer bushes have been sold online via e-commerce platforms, including www.amazon.com, from March 2022 through March 2025 for between $10 and $40. Apoke is printed on the hair dryer brush handle and on the packaging. The affected product models are ASIN B09V13XLTM and B0DP6FF8XG. The hair dryer brushes were sold in a pink color with rose gold accents, and are advertised for drying, straightening and curling hair for family use. CPSC notified the seller, Zhongqui Zou, of China, that the hair dryer brushes do not meet U.S. safety requirements. Zhongqui Zou has not agreed to recall these hair dryers. CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using the hair dryer brushes and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the cord, and safely disposing in the garbage. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.The product was made in China.
Apoke One Step hair dryer brushes.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- The hair dryer bushes have been sold online via e-commerce platforms, including www.amazon.com from March 2022 through March 2025 for between $10 and $40.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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