CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Solano Hair Dryers Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Electrocution and Shock Hazards; Violates Federal Regulations; Sold on Internationalbeautydepot.com
CPSC warning 26-492. Announced by CPSC on May 14, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 14, 2026. 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: “International Beauty Depot has not agreed to recall the hair dryers 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.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the Solano-branded Scirocco Onyx hair dryers immediately because they lack an integrated immersion protection device that can result in risk of serious injury or death from electrocution and shock.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers will be asked to destroy the hair dryers by unplugging them, cutting the cord and disposing of them in the garbage. Do not sell or give away these hazardous hair dryers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to stop using the Solano-branded Scirocco Onyx hair dryers immediately because they lack an integrated immersion protection device that can result in risk of serious injury or death from electrocution and shock. The hair dryers are in violation of the federal regulations for hair dryers and present a substantial product hazard. Consumers will be asked to destroy the hair dryers by unplugging them, cutting the cord and disposing of them in the garbage. Do not sell or give away these hazardous hair dryers. CPSC issued a preliminary determination notice to the seller, International Beauty Depot of Canada. International Beauty Depot has not agreed to recall the hair dryers or offer a remedy to consumers. The Scirocco Onyx hair dryers are black with a red switch with model number 939 located on the handle. They have three speed and three temperature settings and come with a nozzle attachment. “Scirocco” is printed on the side of hair dryers.
Solano Scirocco Onyx Hair Dryer.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Sold by International Beauty Depot, Canada.
- Internationalbeautydepot.com for between $130 and $200.
- Made in Italy, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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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