SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – ChapStick’s lip butter and balms aren’t as natural as their manufacturer claims, class action attorneys allege in a new lawsuit.
Clarkson Law Firm and Moon Law filed suit against GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings and Pfizer on Dec. 16 in California federal court. They say claims of “100% Natural” and “100% Naturally Sourced Ingredients” are misleading buyers of four specific products – Natural Lip Butter, Natural Lip Balm, Essential Oils Lip Balm and Hydration Moisture + Tint Lip Balm.
“(T)he products actually contain numerous non-natural, synthetic, artificial and/or highly processed ingredients,” the suit says. “Through falsely, misleadingly and deceptively labeling the products, Defendants sought to take advantage of consumers’ desire for truly natural products.”
The complaint says there are 12 ingredients in the product not considered “natural,” like citric acid and hydrogenated soybean oil.