Desert Harvest Recalls Reléveum Skin Repair Cream Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirements
Recall at a glance
- Recall number
- 18-229 (CPSC)
- Recall date
- September 25, 2018
- Brand
- Desert Harvest
- Category
- Personal care and health
- Products
- Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream
- Hazard
- Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirements
- Hazard type
- Choking and ingestionPoisoning and toxic substances
- Remedy
- Replace
- Units
- About 1,450
- Made in
- United States
- Last updated by CPSC
- September 25, 2018
What was recalled
The recalled Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream is in a transparent green bottle with a white pump dispenser cap and a tan/white gradient label with "Desert Harvest Reléveum" printed on the front. The product is an over the counter skin cream with lidocaine (4%) as the active ingredient. The cream is sold in a 4 ounce or an 8 ounce bottle with the date code "D02N5" printed above the barcode on the bottle.
Is my product affected?
Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.
- Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream · About 1,450 units
Photos from the recall notice

Where it was sold
Companies named in the notice: Apotheco Pharmacy, Memorial Medical Center, Oschner Baptist Medical Center, Oschner Wellness, The Herb Bar, Current Medical Technologies, Be Well Pharmacy, Women's Physical Therapy, other pharmacies nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and DesertHarvest.com from January 2016 through July 2018 for about $27 for the 4 ounce bottle and about $50 for the 8 ounce bottle.; Desert Harvest Inc., of Hillsborough, N.C..
Consumer contact
Desert Harvest at 800-222-3901 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday or online at www.desertharvest.com and click on “Customer Service” for more information.
Recall history and context
Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 80 recalls in the personal care and health category, 12 recalls of them in the past 12 months.
Frequently asked questions
What was recalled?
Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream (About 1,450 units). The recalled Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream is in a transparent green bottle with a white pump dispenser cap and a tan/white gradient label with "Desert Harvest Reléveum" printed on the front.
Why was it recalled?
CPSC lists the reason as: Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirements.
What should I do if I own one?
Consumers should immediately place the recalled pain relieving cream out of the reach of children and contact Desert Harvest for a free replacement child resistant cap for the bottle.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall data, shown as published and last updated by CPSC on September 25, 2018. Details can change; the official notice is the authority. If your product may be recalled, stop and read the notice before deciding what to do. Terms and disclaimer.