Facial moisturizer recalled as FDA warns of health risks

First Aid Beauty has voluntarily recalled a popular facial moisturizer across the United States, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to give the recall its second-highest risk classification.

According to NewsweekAfter First Aid Beauty on December 23, 2025 recalled 2,756 jars of its Ultra Repair Cream, the FDA revealed that the reason behind this recall was that the company did not follow the safety rules that were essential for the effectiveness of pharmaceutical products.

The FDA describes the recall as a “company’s removal or correction of a marketed product that the FDA considers to be in violation of the laws we administer and against which we would initiate legal action.”

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the agency gave the recall a Class II risk classification, meaning that use or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences with a remote likelihood of serious health consequences.

Furthermore, in its cosmetic recall policy, the FDA said: “In addition to the corrective action of removing an offending product from the market and either destroying it or bringing it into compliance, (cosmetics companies) should take the kind of corrective action that prevents a similar problem that will arise in the future.”

“For example, you should determine why the violation occurred, determine what changes you need to make to prevent the problem from occurring again, and implement those changes,” it continued.

It is noteworthy that beauty products are not often recalled from the market like drugs or foods, but learning about the risks of these products is just as important for consumers.