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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 just used the Fructis Hair Filler leave in and went to bed. I woke up a bit later to my scalp on fire! It burned so much that I had to get up and wash my hair again. That didn’t even work to so the intense burning feeling on my scalp. I have NEVER had this experience! Especially after washing my hair and putting simply 1 product in my hair. I will never use this again in life! I had no idea what to do about this burning. I am praying my hair doesn’t fall out by my event this weekend. I am so scared and don’t know how to stop this burning its so bad!
I used to have pretty hair long and thick until I used Garnier Fructis glass hair water, It was supposed to add shine to my hair and it is new and supposed to be better than sleek and shine. I followed the directions but as soon as I put it on my hair I felt my scalp burning, then I could see my hair frizzing up. I quickly washed it off but the damage was done my hair had broken off to the roots and my head was covered with frizz. I had to cut it off because my hair started to fall out. I cut 8 inches off my air and the hairdresser told me that a pixie cut would be better because my hair was dry and brittle, frizz to my scalp. I have been trying to condition it, but my hair is so damaged all because of the Garnier hair products.
I have been losing my hair in handfuls. Brush my hair loose my hair, wash my hair I loose hair. Not small amounts either. I’ve always had thick hair and now it’s thinning and feel extremely brittle. It’ll feel nice after conditioner for a short time but once it dries it’ll feel rough again. I brush my hair every day. I shouldn’t lose so much hair.
OMG!!! I am losing my hair I have a bold spot I am so embarrassed i have always had nice hair everyone loved my hair. 😞😞
I used whole blends and my hair started falling out, I went and got my hair done and now i have bald spots and my hair fried! I have never felt more embarrassed in my life! Something has got to be done about this, I have pictures and etc. Now every day i get up my hair is missing and the whole top of my head is frizzy due to it being fried and my hair basically melting off!
I may be the only Man going bald because of Garnier
I also use the sleek and shine serum and leave in. I thought it was my lupus making me bald. I used the Garnier Glass Water and I got chemical burns on my forehands my legs and it broke my hair off.