Mielle Organics CEO Monique Rodriguez Responds To Claims Her Products Cause Hair Loss, Brand Denies Facing Pending Litigation - Page 2

Over the weekend several tweets about Mielle Organics went viral including one that alleged that the brand violated “Prop 65” by not disclosing that “they have a cancer-causing chemical in their product.”

The Twitter user cited TikToker @LauraBeautyCoach as proof.

@LauraBeautyCoach alleged that Mielle Organics was given legal notice on May 24, 2024, of a 60-day intent to sue by attorneys representing Azucena Calleja Garcia, Lisette Calleja, Ana Line Beade, Eric Cisneros and Gabriela Garcia.

“We present Initiative For Safe Cosmetics,” read a portion of the suit uploaded by the beauty coach.

It goes on to say that a chemical named Diethanolamine is “consistent with types of harm that may potentially result from exposure.”

“The routes of exposure for the violations include inhalation by consumers. These exposures occur through the reasonably forseeable use of the products. The sales of this product have been occurring since at least May 7,2024 and are continuing to this day and will continue to occur as the product subject to this notice is sold to and used by consumers.”

With that, the poster of the content encouraged her followers who were “victims” of the brand to speak out.

“This is HUGEEEEEE!!!! Next we need all victims to join my Beauty Box Discord so we can get this class action suit going asap!!” @LauraBeautyCoach captioned a video. “I think we might need a series for this one so let’s just call this my disclaimer video. Cancel Culture it’s GO TIME!!! #mielleviolation #miellelawsuit #mielleorganics #miellestrengtheningshampoo #cancelculture #hairloss #diethanolamine

Mielle Organics Denes Facing Pending Litigation, Says Its Products Are Safe

According to Mielle Organics, however, the brand is not currently facing any pending litigation and remains “committed to uplifting the Black community by broadening access to textured hair products and through its community programs.”

In a series of slides, the brand went into more detail noting that its products are safe for use.

“Internal and third-party independent labs undergo rigorous and frequent testing to ensure product safety and efficacy,” read one of the slides in an Instagram carousel. “We can confirm that there have been no formula changes to any Mielle products since joining P&G in March 2023.

The brand also noted that its Rosemary Mint Oil and Shampoo have been” dermatologically tested for skin safety and no dications of irritation or sensitization were found” before addressing the social media allegations about a pending lawsuit.

“Recently there have been inaccurate statements on social media about product safety,” wrote Mielle Organics. “To clarify, no lawsuit has been filed against Mielle and we are not involved in any active litigation.”

Mielle’s statement ended with a note encouraging consumers to contact their doctors if they’re facing hair loss.

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