L'Oréal controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2019
L’Oréal fined over false advertising in Shanghai
Fine or penalty
Shanghai's Jing'an District market regulator fined L’Oréal 205,970 yuan and ordered it to stop publishing an advertisement that it identified as false; the article does not identify the product brand involved.
Source excerpt
今年8月，上海市静安区市场监管局发布沪监管静处字（2019）第062018000653号，指出欧莱雅方面违反《广告法》第二十八条第二款第（二）项规定发布虚假广告，处以罚款20.5970万元，并责令停止发布的行政处罚。
2019
L’Oréal fined over false advertising in Chongqing
Fine or penalty
Chongqing's Jiangbei District market supervision authority ordered the advertiser to stop the conduct and fined it 200,000 yuan after determining that advertising at a Biotherm counter fabricated product effects.
Source excerpt
2019年6月，重庆市江北区市场监督管理局作出行政处罚，责令当事人停止违法行为，并处罚款20万元。
欧莱雅方面被认定虚构使用商品的效果，违反了《中华人民共和国广告法》第二十八条第二款第（四）项之规定。
2014
Garnier boycott campaign follows Gaza-related controversy
Images said to show Garnier Israel care packages for Israeli soldiers prompted boycott calls against Garnier and L'Oréal. Garnier disputed the characterization and disavowed the giveaway.
2014
Garnier boycott controversy
A campaign calling for a boycott of Garnier and L'Oréal followed allegations that Garnier Israel had supplied products to Israeli soldiers. Garnier said it did not endorse the reported political interpretation and disavowed the distribution.
2007
Dispute over former German headquarters property
The Waitzfelder family alleged that property used by L'Oréal's German operation had been confiscated from a Jewish family during the Nazi era. The company disputed responsibility for the original transaction, while restitution claims continued through legal and public channels.
1940
Founder’s fascist and antisemitic associations
L'Oréal has acknowledged that founder Eugène Schueller was associated with antisemitic and fascist politics, including La Cagoule and a collaborationist movement during the German occupation of France. The history also concerns the later employment of people connected with those circles.