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Drunk Elephant Voluntary Product Recall Includes 3 Best-Selling Skincare Products

This Allure article discusses Drunk Elephant's voluntary recall of several popular skin-care products due to a manufacturing error involving an ingredient mix-up. Here’s a quick summary:

• Drunk Elephant issued the recall due to “an isolated ingredient mix-up between preservatives and surfactants,” according to their website’s recall notice❌

• Affected Products:

  • Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser🟠

  • Protini Polypeptide Cream🟢

  • Lala Retro Whipped Cream🟣

    • including sample packets with O-Bloos Rosi Drops

• Ingredient Mix-Up Details:

  • Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser: Contained Microkill COS, a preservative blend not listed in the ingredients⚠️

  • Lala Retro Whipped Cream and Protini Polypeptide Cream: Contained Mirataine CBS, a surfactant, causing potential formula destabilization. These formulas did not contain preservatives to inhibit microbial growth⚠️

• Microbial Contamination:

  • Lala Retro Whipped Cream batches contained Candida parapsilosis yeast, which can rarely cause skin infections in immunocompromised individuals🧫

  • Protini Polypeptide Cream batches contained bacteria, including Klebsiella and Enterobacter, which could rarely cause skin infections in immunocompromised individuals or if the skin barrier is compromised🧪

• Drunk Elephant has been proactive in notifying retail partners, pulling affected batches from stores, and offering clear guidance to consumers📝

• Customers can check the lot codes on affected products to determine if theirs are included in the recall. Instructions for refunds and replacements are provided here✅

Your Guide to the Best Early Black Friday Beauty Deals of 2024

The best early Black Friday Deals are in.  Here is a quick summary

Early Black Friday Deals at Amazon

• Tymo Hair Straightener Brush 🔥TikTok Viral

  • Price -33%, $30 $18

• Anua - Heartleaf 77+ PHA Toner Pads

  • Price -33%, $28 $15

• BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Mask 🔥TikTok Viral

  Price -32%, $19 $13

• Cosrx - Snail Mucin 96% Essence 🔥TikTok Viral

  • Price -48%, $25 $12

• Lancôme Advanced Génifique

  • Price -53%, $175 $83

• Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream with 4.5% Squalane

  • Price -34%, $39 $25

Early Black Friday Deal at Ulta Beauty

• Tarte - Shape Tape All Star Squad Complexion Trio

  • Price -37%, $24 $15

Early Black Friday Deal at Sephora

• Foreo Luna Mini 3

  • Price -30%, $179 $125

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📈SKINCARE BESTSELLERS

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