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LAT: Brazilian Blowout maker settles with state over formaldehyde claim
Published January 31, 2012
The company behind the popular Brazilian Blowout hair-straightening treatments will have to warn hairstylists that two of its most popular products can expose users to formaldehyde gas, according to the terms of a settlement with the California attorney general.
GIB, based in North Hollywood, had advertised its products as "formaldehyde free," according to the office of Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris, which announced the settlement Monday.
The state sued GIB in 2010, charging that significant levels of formaldehyde gas were emitted by the products in testing.
Under terms of the settlement, the products have to say on labels that the solutions "will expose you to formaldehyde [gas], a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer."
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