Is this normal?

[Maxipep]

If it's the first time you've tried a recipe and you fail the mats are returned to you, after that if you haven't used reclaim and it fails you will lose your mats, if you use reclaim there's a 90% chance the mats will be returned to you. Just remember 90% isn't 100%

[TheCurls]

If it's the first time you've tried a recipe and you fail the mats are returned to you, after that if you haven't used reclaim and it fails you will lose your mats

I'm pretty sure that none of this is true. You always have like a 90% chance to lose the mats whether it's the first time you made an item or not.