Facebook halts sales of Oculus Quest 2 after users complain of ‘skin irritation’

Facebook said on Tuesday that the company will be temporarily halting the sales of its Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. Numerous reports of skin reactions and irritation triggered the move, which comes a month ahead of a planned entry-level model of the headset which comes with more onboard storage.

In a post on Facebook, the company said that a small percentage of Oculus Quest 2 users have reported skin irritation issues. The company has since changed the manufacturing process of its foam face interfaces earlier this year. However, the concerns continued to prompt the company to stop sales of the headset entirely complying to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.