Hair Grow Serum Sold on Amazon Recalled Due to Poison Risk

The recall applies to about 21,300 units of Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Generation Serum

Published: 8/8/2025, 2:50:19 PM EDT

Hair Grow Serum Sold on Amazon Recalled Due to Poison Risk — The Amazon logo on its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, on Nov. 25, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall this week of a hair growth serum manufactured in China packaged in a way that creates a risk of poisoning.

The recall applies to about 21,300 units of Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Generation Serum, according to an Aug. 7 CPSC advisory.

“The hair serum contains minoxidil, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act,” the CPSC said. “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.”

Topical minoxidil, also known as Rogaine, is used for hair loss and to regrow hair, according to WebMD.

Séfralls Minoxidil Hair Generation Serum is manufactured by Guangzhou Ariel Biotech of China and imported by Ariel Biotech of China.

The product was sold between June 2024 and June 2025 for about $10 on Amazon.com.

CPSC announced the recall of Sefralls on Aug. 6, 2025. (Courtesy of CPSC) — CPSC announced the recall of Sefralls on Aug. 6, 2025. Courtesy of CPSC

The CPSC further stated that the hair serum is packaged in an amber bottle with a white and gold dropper and a white, black, and gold label.

“Séfralls” and “Minoxidil” are printed on the label located on the front of the bottle.

“Consumers should immediately secure the recalled serum bottles out of sight and reach of children, and contact Guangzhou Ariel Biotech for instructions on destroying the recalled bottles and receiving a replacement,” the CPSC stated. “Consumers will be asked to pour the contents of the bottle into the trash and take a photo of the bottle in the trash.”

In June, the CPSC announced the recall of 60,000 California Gold Nutrition Iron Supplements, known as Daily Prenatal Multi, Ultamins Women’s Multivitamin, and Ultamins Women’s 50+ Multivitamin.

The supplements were sold between January 2019 and April 2025 for between $8 and $18 at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, and other online retailers.

“The recalled dietary supplements contain iron and must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act,” the CPSC said on its website.

The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) was enacted in 1970 and requires a number of household substances to be packaged in child-resistant packaging. Those household substances include aspirin, furniture polish, controlled drugs, turpentine, methanol, sulfuric acid, and prescription drugs. Under the PPPA, packaging must be designed or constructed to be difficult for children under five years of age to open.

iHerb, which manufactures the supplements, urged consumers to confiscate the recalled supplement bottles from children and contact iHerb for a refund.

“The iron-containing dietary supplement packages violate the federal standard for child-resistant packaging because the bottles and blister packs are not child-resistant, posing a risk of deadly poisoning, if the contents are swallowed by young children,” iHerb stated.