Lush will close to allow staff to join climate protests
Lush has announced that it will close 250 of its US and Canadian stores as well as its factories, headquarters and e-commerce site, in order to allow some 5,000 staff to join the Global Climate Strike, according to a report published by Allure. The store closures will...
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FDA recalls Beauty Plus products due to asbestos
The Food & Drug Administration has recalled Beauty Plus products due to officials finding carcinogen asbestos in four talc-based products. The FDA issued the safety recall earlier this month, with the contaminated products being, Beauty Plus Global Inc. City Color...
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Anastasia Beverly Hills sues unknown OfferUp seller for hawking stolen products
Anastasia Beverly Hills has filed a lawsuit against an unknown seller on online marketplace OfferUp.com, according to a report published by NBC Los Angeles. The make-up brand is accusing the seller, identified as Does, of selling stolen or counterfeit products via the...
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The Estee Lauder Companies names new Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced the appointment of Deirdre Stanley as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective October 28, 2019. Stanley will report to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman and Fabrizio Freda, President and CEO and join the...
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Olaplex latest: L’Oréal must pay US$50 million, says judge
A federal judge has ended speculation over the exact level of damages due to Olaplex following its victory against L’Oreal USA last week, according to a report published by Reuters. Olaplex was awarded close to US$100 million by the jury at trial but the verdict has...
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L’Oréal hit with permanent injunction against the sale of nine hair care products in ongoing Olaplex legal proceedings
L’Oréal has received a permanent injunction instructing it to end the sale of nine hair care products as well as treatments for the likes of Matrix, Redken and L’Oréal Professional. Applicable to the U.S., the injunction follows the recent ruling in the two-year court...
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Cruelty Free International applauds Illinois on becoming third state to ban sale of animal-tested cosmetics
Animal welfare charity Cruelty Free International has welcomed the news that Illinois has become the third U.S. state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. The new law was signed this week by Governor J.B. Pritzker and bans the ‘import or sale of any...
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AMA Laboratories owner charged with manipulating sunscreen test results
Gabriel Letizia Jr., the owner and Executive Director of New York-based testing company AMA Laboratories has been charged with falsifying test results on sunscreen and other products over a period of 30 years, according to a report by Daily Voice Plus. Letizia was...
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Olaplex triumphs in L’Oréal suit
Olaplex has prevailed in a lawsuit bought against L’Oréal some three years ago, according to a report published by WWD. A US jury ruled in Olaplex’s favor in this David-versus-Goliath battle, in which Olaplex accused the French beauty giant of staging a buyout...
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Kylie Skin hit with Notice of Suspension over trademark claim
Kylie Skin has this week been hit with a Notice of Suspension from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office regarding a claim on the trademark of the skincare range’s name. The skincare brand, owned by self-made billionaire Kylie Jenner, is said to cause confusion with...
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