Avon Sued Over Injuries from Stretch Mark Cream
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The product, which contains Butea, a plant extract to lighten stretch marks, as well as ingredients to boost elastin and collagen, won the prestigious Cosmetic Executive Women's Insider Choice Award and has numerous positive reviews on various websites.
However, Betances claimed she was burned by the cream, which she purchased from an Avon dealer on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
Could this have been a case of diversion?
Companies like L'Oreal have recently spoken out against products being distributed by unlicensed people or companies. Buying products from anywhere other than company-authorized retailers puts the consumer at risk of buying an outdated, unauthentic, or tainted product.
No word yet as to whether the seller was identified and whether or not she was in fact a verified Avon rep. To avoid any risk, anyone purchasing Avon products should only do so through the representatives listed on Avon.com.
One thing I hate about online shopping is the way that online retails assume that if you buy from them they have the right to bombard your inbox with email promotions. The worst culprits? Amazon, Overstock.com and Avon. This morning, I found an Avon Valentine's day promotion, which I normally would have deleted, but read anyway. (Oh, advertisers, I am putty in your hands.) In the product description for their "Gifts of Romance" body collection, the cheeky copywriter dropped a word bomb on me. He/she/they described a body lotion as "floriental-scented." Presumably, this was an attempt to blend the two perfume categories of "floral" and "oriental."
