Seriously? Disgruntled ex-employee or grain of truth?

L'Oreal USA has to contend with either the ravings of a very unhappy ex-employee or as Desi Arnaz would say, "L'Oreal you has some splainin' to do?

From CosmeticsDesign.com: A former L'Oreal executive has accused the company of using ingredients in markets where they are banned and of selling products that contain unlawfully high levels of preservatives.

Jerome Chevalier claims that he was harassed and ultimately dismissed by L'Oreal USA after he complained about the company's allegedly unlawful activities.

The former head of regulatory affairs has filed a suit against L'Oreal USA in Union County Court, New Jersey, asking for compensatory and consequential damages from the company and demanding reinstatement. Read the full article.

This issue brings up the question: just how much do we believe beauty when they tell us it's green, natural, eco, less of a carbon footprint, etc?

Comments

[Heather A. Howell]

This just reaffirms my faith to shop as locally and independently as possible. I have faith and trust when buying products from a small independent business that their facts are true and they stand behind their philosophy as well as their products. In most cases, you can speak to the owner/formulator in person and ask as many questions about their sourcing and ingredients to again allow you to put your health in their hands.

[Xina, Nature's Parlour]

If what Chevalier claims is true than I hope L'Oriel get taken to the cleaners. But why would he want to work there again? I think I'd want to leave and never look back. How immoral is the accusation - terrible.

All we can do as consumers is educate ourselves on cosmetic ingredients, read the labels and trust that what the cosmetic company has stated there is true. I don't think it would do anyone any good to become too paranoid. You just have to hope that the companies you use really cares about earning and maintaining the trust of it's customers.