CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serums Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children from Poisoning; Violates Mandatory Standard for Child-Resistant Packaging
CPSC warning 25-410. Announced by CPSC on Jul 31, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 31, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 18,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
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: “CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, hainanxingyumaoyiyouxiangongsi, of China, doing business as Xingyu-USA. Xingyu-USA has not agreed to recall these serums or offer a remedy to consumers.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The hair serums contain minoxidil and must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the serum is swallowed by young children.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately secure the serums out of sight and reach of children and dispose of them.
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 VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serums. The hair serums contain minoxidil and must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the serum is swallowed by young children.CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, hainanxingyumaoyiyouxiangongsi, of China, doing business as Xingyu-USA. Xingyu-USA has not agreed to recall these serums or offer a remedy to consumers.About 18,500 hair growth serums were sold online at Amazon.com from May 2024 through May 2025 for about $14. The serums come in a black-tinted bottle with a clear dropper with gold accents. “VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serum 5% Minoxidil Biotin” is written on the front of the bottle. The back of the bottle contains an ingredient list and instructions for use. The hair growth serums may have been sold on other platforms by various sellers.These products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to immediately secure the serums out of sight and reach of children and dispose of them. Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 18,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
VIOFAIRY Hair Growth Serums.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- About 18,500 hair growth serums were sold online at Amazon.com from May 2024 through May 2025 for about $14.
- 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.