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L’Oreal Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
If you’re using Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum, you may want to put down the curling iron and step away slowly. A federal class action lawsuit claims L’Oreal failed to warn consumers that the two main ingredients in its “leave-in” hair-styling product “are flammable upon contact with most temperatures reached by most hair styling appliances,” and can put consumers at risk of injury from burns to the face, head and neck.
The L’Oreal class action lawsuit claims that Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum — which is marketed to be used immediately before styling hair using a blow-dryer, curling iron, straightening iron or other styling appliance — is actually flammable when it comes into contact with the very heated styling appliances it’s advertised to be used with.
The Serum’s two main ingredients, cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol, “are known to be flammable substances that should be kept away from heat sources and sources of ignition,” the Garnier Fructis serum class action lawsuit says. These ingredients are each reported to have a flashpoint of only 171 degrees Fahrenheit, which means the vapor in either of these ingredients can be made to ignite and maintain a burn at this temperature. “The normal and ordinary sustained heating range for commonly used styling appliances is approximately 200 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.”
The Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum class action lawsuit says L’Oreal failed to warn consumers about the risk, saying:
“L’Oreal placed a misleadingly limited, and inaccurate, warning [on the product packaging] that implied its product was safe to use with styling appliances, stating, ‘AVOID FIRE, FLAME, SMOKING AND HEAT [EXCEPT FOR STYLING APPLIANCES] DURING APPLICATION AND UNTIL HAIR IS COMPLETELY DRY’ (emphasis added). On other Serum product packaging, L’Oreal provided no warning of any kind.”
The Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of three separate classes of purchasers, including anyone in the United States, California or New York who purchased Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum in the U.S. during the period of February 4, 2007 through the present.
The L’Oreal class action is seeking class certification; actual, statutory and treble damages; an order requiring L’Oreal to issue a recall of the product and provide an accurate warning label; and attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.
A copy of the L’Oreal Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Catherine Altamura, et al. v. L’Oreal, USA, Inc. and L’Oreal USA Products, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-05465 6W(CWX), United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Updated July 4th, 2011
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39 thoughts onL’Oreal Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Class Action Lawsuit
I have been using these hair care products faithfully for 3 years and have been continuing to see hair loss and it has steadily been getting worse I didn’t even stop to think it was my hair care products until a friend of mine looked at my hair care products and told me about the recall
As I read these reviews, it breaks my heart! Stay strong ladies! I feel a sense of comfort knowing that I am not the only one. Throwing these products away today. Add me please
I too am experiencing hair loss and lots of it. I’m so sad and emotionally torn. I thought it was a vitamin I was using. After stopping the vitamins I continued to wash my hair and wigs with this product. When I noticed the wig shedding too I knew it was shampoo. I have officially stopped using this product today. Omg I just can’t believe this is happening to me.
I have been using Garnier Fructis sleek and shine for the past 3 weeks and i have lost hands full of hair everytime i wash my hair even when I brush my hair. I use to have very thick hair and now its really thin. I am really scared about this and dont know how to fix it.
If this is true, I’m in the same boat. My hair has fallen out by the handfuls. It is badly dry, but I have an irritated scalp which is oily. I use Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine. When I use leave in conditioner, I can’t brush through it hours later.
I have been using this for years and I have clumps of hair coming out also, I thought it was just some vitamin I was missing and now my hair feels really sticky like I have not washed it in a while and I just washed my hair an hour ago, then put the leave in conditioner in my hair, I happened to stumble across this article looking to see if they had any recalls on this product, now I do not want to purchase this anymore.
Hi ive been using this product with my natural hair..i.thought I was good until i noticed my thick hair was getting thinner and thinner shorter and shorter..I was shampooing my hair with this product at least 2-3 times a month with conditioner not only did I spend my money I have result back to saloon to spend extra money to restore the damage..Me and my 2 daughters all use this product as a household and suffered thinning hair…
I’ve used Garnier for years and my hair is very thin and Falling out horribly
I have BAD hair loss , I have images!
I’ve been using sleek and shine, garnier whole blends for years now and have lost tons of hair
I’ve been using L’Oreal Garnier for about 2 months & lost a lot of hair . Chunks are coming out after every shower