{"id":2696,"date":"2023-02-20T21:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T21:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2023-08-26T00:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:17:36","slug":"olaplex-hair-loss-class-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/olaplex-hair-loss-class-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Action Against Olaplex for Hair Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promising their customers relief and protection from damaged and compromised hair, a class action against Olaplex is revealing that the products are doing quite the opposite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filed on February 9, 2023 in California, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-02-09\/olaplex-lawsuit-in-us-claims-hair-loss-scalp-injuries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two dozen women have filed claims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and suits that the quality of their hair is far worse after using Olaplex products than before.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This comes after previous actions taken against the company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/skin-beauty\/olaplex-infertility-experts-explain-rcna18353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from claims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Olaplex products containing the ingredient lilial were said to cause reproductive issues in men and women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The women coming forward with the class action suit against Olaplex Holdings Inc. are currently seeking over $75,000 in damages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Negative Hair Changes From Using Olaplex\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0According to the claims made by the women in the class action suits against Olaplex, the products were causing the following issues:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair dryness\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brittle hair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frizzy hair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skin rashes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bald spot formation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair fallout\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While these were the most common negative effects that consumers of the product were seeing after utilizing the products, further scalp or hair conditions have been noted as well. The aim at Olaplex products as the culprit for these effects is evident due to all conditions or poor hair quality reversing after ceasing to further use Olaplex products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Seeking Compensation for Damages from Olaplex\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the women who have already filed class action lawsuits against Olaplex have done so on the basis of the damage of their hair, they are also seeking compensation for the physiological damage that poor hair health or hair conditions can take on an individual. The mental health effects of hair loss are ones not to take lightly. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8719979\/#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20mild%20to,social%20withdrawal%2C%20and%20suicidal%20tendencies.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physiological problems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can stem from hair loss include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anger<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embarrassment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decreased confidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduction in work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduction in sexual performance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social withdrawal\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suicidal tendencies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Legal Rights of Those Affected by Olaplex\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaintiffs in previously filed suits are seeking compensation from having to endure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of hair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of scalp or hair conditions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional distress and discomfort\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inconvenience\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical costs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have endured any of the above or have been inflicted with more extensive damage from the use of Olaplex products, you may be entitled to compensation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaining a law firm to assist with filing and following through with a lawsuit against Olaplex can be extremely beneficial to you and your case. Finding a law firm that has experience with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mass tort actions, class action lawsuits, or other complicated litigation can also be beneficial to the outcome of your case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Promising their customers relief and protection from damaged and compromised hair, a class action against Olaplex is revealing that the products are doing quite the opposite.\u00a0 Filed on February 9, 2023 in California, two dozen women have filed claims and suits that the quality of their hair is far worse after using Olaplex products than&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/olaplex-hair-loss-class-action\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,202],"tags":[304,305],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9559,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696\/revisions\/9559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}