Batiste dry shampoo class action claims product has dangerously high levels of benzene

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Batiste dry shampoo benzene content overview: 

• Who: Two consumers of Batiste dry shampoo are suing the brand’s manufacturer, Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 
• Why: The plaintiffs say the dry shampoo contains dangerously high levels of a carcinogenic chemical.
• Where: The Batiste dry shampoo benzene was filed in a California federal court.

Batiste dry shampoo contains dangerously high levels of benzene, a carcinogenic impurity that has been linked to leukemia and other cancers, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Plaintiffs Eden Amadril and Ariana Skurauskis filed the class action complaint against Church & Dwight Co. Inc. on Nov. 8 in a California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.

According to the Batiste dry shampoo lawsuit, Church & Dwight makes and sells the Batiste dry shampoo, and the shampoo contains benzene, a known carcinogen.

Prior to placing the products into the hands of consumers to use on their hair and scalp, the company knew or should have known that they contained benzene, the plaintiffs say.

“But Defendant misrepresented, omitted, and concealed this fact to consumers, including Plaintiffs and Class members, by not including benzene on the Products’ labels or otherwise warning about its presence.”

Plaintiffs used Batiste dry shampoo products for long periods,  lawsuit says

Amadril says she used the affected dry shampoo on her hair and scalp for more than seven years. Skurauskis said she used them for about a year. 

Both plaintiffs say they did not have any idea from viewing the labels of the products that they might contain benzene.

“The Products [they] purchased were worthless because they either contained or risked containing the known carcinogen benzene,” the Batiste dry shampoo lawsuit states. “Accordingly, [the plaintiffs were] injured in fact and lost money as a result of Defendant’s improper conduct.”

The plaintiffs are looking to represent a nationwide class of consumers who used Batiste Dry Shampoo varieties in Bare, Clean & Light Bare, Plus Brilliant Blonde, Floral & Flirty Blush, Divine Dark, Hint of Colour for Dark Hair, Dark Hair, Tropical Exotic Coconut, Classic Clean, Clean & Classic Original, Light & Breezy Fresh and Volumizing.

They also seek to represent a California subclass and a subclass of consumers from California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York or Washington.

The plaintiffs are suing for violations of state consumer fraud acts and accuse the company of false advertising, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. They are seeking certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.

Earlier this month, a consumer hit Unilever with a class action lawsuit alleging the company knowingly sold dry shampoo with toxic benzene in it. 

Have you used Batiste brand dry shampoo? Let us know your thoughts on these claims in the comments.

The plaintiffs are represented by Trenton Kashima, Nick Suciu III, Gary Klinger, Erin J. Ruben, Zoe Aaron and Alex Honeycutt of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC.

The Church & Dwight class action lawsuit is Eden Amadril, et al. v. Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Case No. 5:22-cv-07010, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. 

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