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Use caution Consumer product recall · CPSC · Published June 24, 2021

Plant Guru Essential Oils Recall: Child-Resistant Packaging Risk

Plant Guru recalls wintergreen, birch, and headache relief essential oils due to non-child-resistant packaging, risking poisoning if young children swallow. Consumers must stop using and return for refunds.

Plain-English summary generated from official CPSC data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 CPSC recall #9086Consumer productPlant Guru ›
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Plant Guru is recalling wintergreen, birch, and essential oil blends because their packaging isn't child-resistant. Young children could swallow the oils and get poisoned if the packaging isn't safe for kids. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/2822-plant-guru-essential-oils-recall-child-resistant-packaging-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/2822-plant-guru-essential-oils-recall-child-resistant-packaging-risk · Updated August 3, 2026 · Official notice: CPSC #9086

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“Plant Guru Essential Oils Recall: Child-Resistant Packaging Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 3, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/2822-plant-guru-essential-oils-recall-child-resistant-packaging-risk. Based on CPSC recall #9086 (https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Plant-Guru-Recalls-Wintergreen-Birch-and-Blends-of-Essential-Oils-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Requirement-Risk-of-Poisoning-Recall-Alert).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on June 24, 2021, that Plant Guru is recalling Wintergreen and Birch essential oils due to a risk of poisoning. The products lack required child-resistant packaging. Consumers should stop using the items and contact the company for refunds or replacement caps.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Plant Guru
  • Products: Wintergreen Essential Oil, Birch Essential Oil, Headache Relief Essential Oil Blend, Headache Relief Roll-On Essential Oil Blend, Deep Muscle Essential Oil Blend
  • Packaging: Amber glass bottles with continuous thread caps; Headache Relief Roll-On in 10 mL blue bottle
  • Sizes: 2 oz., 4 oz., 5 mL, 10 mL, and 30 mL
  • Sold at: ThePlantGuru.com, Amazon.com, and eBay.com from March 2018 through February 2021 (oils) and March 2021 (blends)
  • Price: Between $6 and $20

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled essential oils, store the products in a safe location out of reach of children, and contact Plant Guru for a full refund for the roll-on products and a free child-resistant replacement cap for the bottles. Contact Plant Guru toll-free at 877-788-0530 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email info@theplantguru.com, or visit www.theplantguru.com and click on Recall.

The hazard

The products contain methyl salicylate, which must be in child-resistant packaging under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The current packaging is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if swallowed by young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Lotus Joy Sweet Birch Essential Oil Bottles Recall (2026-02-05), GM Gumili Winter: Wintergreen Essential Oil Bottles Risk Child Poisoning (2026-02-05), and Organic Zing Birch Oil Recall (2026-02-05).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for amber glass bottles with continuous thread caps labeled 'Plant Guru' and product names like Wintergreen, Birch, Headache Relief, or Deep Muscle. The products come in sizes 2 oz., 4 oz., 5 mL, 10 mL, and 30 mL.

  • Brand
    Plant Guru
  • Product
    Wintergreen Essential Oil, Birch Essential Oil, Headache Relief Essential Oil Blend, Headache Relief Roll-On Essential Oil Blend, and Deep Muscle Essential Oil Blend
  • Category
    Consumer product
Based on the official CPSC remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Products

    Immediately stop using the recalled essential oils to prevent accidental poisoning by young children.

  2. Store Safely

    Keep the products out of reach of children in a secure location to avoid accidental ingestion.

  3. Contact Plant Guru

    Reach out to Plant Guru for a full refund of roll-on products and a free child-resistant replacement cap for bottles.

Official remedy

What CPSC says to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled essential oils, store the products in a safe location out of reach of children, and contact Plant Guru for a full refund for the roll-on products and a free child-resistant replacement cap for the bottles. All known purchasers are being contacted directly.

Take action

Contact Plant Guru

We’ve drafted a message you can send Plant Guru to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.

✉️ Open in email📞 +18777880530Company site
Subject: Recall 9086 — Plant Guru Essential Oils Recall: Child-Resistant Packaging Risk

Hello,

I own a Plant Guru Essential Oils Recall: Child-Resistant Packaging Risk that is covered by recall 9086 from Plant Guru.

The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled essential oils, store the products in a safe location out of reach of children, and contact Plant Guru for a full refund for the roll-on products and a free child-resistant replacement cap for the bottles. All known purchasers are being contacted directly.

I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?

Thank you.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: CPSC Recall #9086 (June 24, 2021)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 3, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the CPSC notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official CPSC recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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