SKCAIHT Children's Costumes Recalled Due to Risk of Injury from Phthalate Exposure; Violates Federal Phthalates Ban; Sold on Amazon by SKCAIHT Direct

What's recalled

This recall involves SKCAIHT-branded Mermaid costumes. The children's recalled costumes consist of a dress and a matching headband. The glittery dress has a blue, purple and pink fabric skirt and a knit purple strapless top with a white starfish and other sea-themed embellishments. The headband has white ears with blue seashells, pink starfish and a mermaid tail. The costumes were sold in children's size XL.

The risk

The children's costumes contain a prohibited phthalate, which violates the federal phthalates ban. Phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. None reported

Who's affected

Units: About 1,300, according to CPSC. Sold at: Online at Amazon.com from March 2022 through July 2025 for about $30.

Compared with

Yiwu Qiangyao E-Commerce Co., Ltd., dba SKCAIHT Direct, of China has 0 CPSC recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

Before this

No earlier CPSC recalls by Yiwu Qiangyao E-Commerce Co., Ltd., dba SKCAIHT Direct, of China in records since Nov. 1, 2016.

Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

What to do and when

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled costumes and take them away from children. Contact SKCAIHT Direct for a full refund. Consumers should cut the dress and submit a photo of the destroyed costume to pafiney@outlook.com.

CPSC's notice, word for word

Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: SKCAIHT Direct by email at pafiney@outlook.com.

Check it yourself

• CPSC's recall notice

The record as CPSC published it

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice