Honest Company Heads For $1.55M Settlement In 'SLS-Free' Dispute

Honest may be close to putting its legal woes behind it and chalking them up to growing pains, with proposed settlements notified in California and New York district courts. Plaintiffs have accused the firm of misleading consumers with deceptive "SLS-free," "natural" and other claims.

The Honest Company will reformulate household cleaning products without the use of either sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium coco sulfate and establish a $1.55m fund to refund consumers allegedly hoodwinked by its "SLS-free" claims under a proposed settlement pending in California.

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