CPSC Recalls Numbing Tattoo Wipes Over Child-Poisoning Risk
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on August 27, 2026, that Diamond Wipes International is recalling about 55,250 MD Wipe Outz Numbing Tattoo Wipes because the individual packets do not meet federal child-resistant packaging requirements.
The wipes contain lidocaine, a topical anesthetic. CPSC warned that young children could suffer serious injury or death if they ingest the contents. The agency said no incidents or injuries had been reported when the recall was announced.
What was recalled
The recalled product is called MD Wipe Outz Numbing Tattoo Wipes. The individually wrapped foil packets are 3 by 4 inches and display the Wipe Outz logo, the word “NUMB” and the phrase “Lidocaine Infused.” The wipes were sold in boxes of five, 10, 25 and 250, with prices ranging from about $7.50 to $225.
According to CPSC, the products were sold online through Amazon.com from September 2025 through June 2026. They were also sold through Shopify.com from September 2025 through May 2026.
Why the packaging matters
The recall concerns both a packaging violation and the potential hazard from the product inside. CPSC said the lidocaine-containing wipes were not packaged in the child-resistant packaging required under the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
CPSC says packaging covered by the law must be designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under 5 to open within a reasonable time, while not being difficult for normal adults to use properly. Child-resistant packaging is not childproof, but it is intended to reduce the chance that a young child can quickly open a product that could cause serious harm if swallowed.
Poison Control says lidocaine exposure can be dangerous, especially when the product is misused or swallowed. Ingestion can cause mouth and throat numbness, trouble swallowing or choking, and larger exposures can affect the brain, heart and the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
What consumers should do now
If you have these wipes, immediately move them out of sight and reach of children. Place them in a locked cabinet or another location children cannot access. Do not use, sell, give away or donate the recalled product.
Diamond Wipes is offering a full refund. Consumers should contact the company at 800-454-1077 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday, or email recall@diamondwipes.com. The company’s recall process asks consumers to write “RECALLED” on the packet, send a photograph of the marked packet by email and then dispose of the packets.
Check tattoo-supply kits, personal-care storage areas, online-purchased cosmetic products and other places where the wipes may have been kept. Because the products were sold in several box sizes, inspect individual packets as well as the outer box.
If a child may have been exposed
If a child may have swallowed lidocaine or the contents of one of the recalled wipes, contact Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 for immediate guidance. Call 911 or seek emergency medical help for urgent symptoms or a serious exposure.
CPSC’s notice does not identify a confirmed poisoning event. The warning is based on the combination of a lidocaine-containing product and packaging that does not meet the required child-resistant standard.
Consumers should complete the refund process and dispose of the wipes as directed. Recalled products should not remain available for use by household members, customers or anyone else.
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