Clinique Acne Products
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
Estée Lauder’s Cruelty-Free Claims
A class-action lawsuit alleging that Estée Lauder falsely advertises cosmetics was voluntarily dismissed in October 2013. The July 2012 complaint alleges that Estée Lauder falsely markets that it does not test any of its products on animals when it actually does. (Herrera et al v. The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. and Estée Lauder, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-1169, C. D. CA.)
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Clinique Cosmetics
Allegations: False oil-free claims
Clinique Redness Solution Cosmetics
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that cosmetics contain “probiotic technology” when they don’t contain any probiotics
Better Than Sex Mascara’s Volume Claims
August 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. April 2018: A class-action…
Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Products
September 2015: After a federal judge dismissed the breach of contract claim in this lawsuit, the named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed all of the claims When a complaint is dismissed with…
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.’s Origin Plantscription
April 2013: The named plaintiff’s state law claims, the only ones remaining after a motion for class certification was denied in February 2013, were dismissed because the court did not…
LAB Series Skincare for Men
August/September 2014: Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. April 2014: A…
Estée Lauder Clinique Anti-Aging Products
February 2013: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.…
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Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.
Better Than Sex Mascara
NAD tells cosmetics company to turn down the volume (claims).
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream
Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…
Clinique Even Better Eyes
The ASA has ordered Clinique to stop running an allegedly misleading UK TV advertisement for Even Better Eyes.