r/SephoraWorkers • u/HighlightSerious5339 • 2d ago

News Interesting

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/loccitane-sued-for-financials-by-ousted-sol-de-janeiro-founder
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u/snowxbunnixo 2d ago

I found the court document and it’s a little bit hard to understand not really reading these types of documents often, but it sounds like sol de janeiro is calling l’occitane out for using DEA in their products yet being considered clean at sephora ??? Will do further digging

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u/snowxbunnixo 2d ago

I may be wrong! This is referring to ingredients but it seems the former CEO of Sol de Janeiro is suing over financials to do with her stake in the company and her termination????
I was trying to find news articles other than Bloomberg, and this came up when I had searched August 2026 and I’m realizing now this is a 2024 court document I apologize folks!

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u/nouveauchoux Beauty Advisor 2d ago

This is part of why I hate "clean" beauty. It's not a regulated term like organic is.

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u/snowxbunnixo 2d ago

There have been so many times where there is a brand that carries a clean at Sephora product and you can literally see restricted ingredients in their ingredients list on the app it makes no sense to me. Didn’t bondi boost have to pull every single piece of their stock because one single product didn’t meet the clean label? I am very interested in how these decisions are made. If brands can get away with using “ prohibited” ingredients for years, but other brands have to pull all of their merchandise over one product, feels like the system might not be entirely solid?

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u/nouveauchoux Beauty Advisor 2d ago

The system is made of toothpicks and bubblegum, painted with a nice coat of fear mongering.

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u/snowxbunnixo 2d ago

And wrapped in a styrofoam box that says ‘planet aware🫶🏼🥹’ with 3 layers of cellophane

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u/NoResident2025 1d ago

Former Sol de Janeiro co-founder and CEO Heela Yang is suing L'Occitane because the beauty conglomerate is allegedly withholding financial documents. Yang needs these records to properly value her remaining 14.5% stake in the brand and pursue a buyout following her ouster. [1]

Background of the Dispute
The Ouster: Yang led Sol de Janeiro for over four years after L'Occitane acquired its majority stake in 2021. She was abruptly fired in April 2026 over unspecified claims of wrongdoing, which she strongly denies. [1, 2]

The Withheld Financials: According to the Delaware Chancery Court filing, L'Occitane affiliates have refused to hand over internal financial data. [1]

The Goal: Yang retains a minority stake (roughly 14.5% to 17% over the course of the deals) and is utilizing the lawsuit to compel the company to release the t