Degree Deodorant Sprays Cause Stains, Marks, Alleges Class Action Lawsuit

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A Missouri man says that various Degree deodorant sprays cause the yellow and white marks and stains manufacturer Unilever claims they fight, in a class action lawsuit that was moved to Missouri federal court Tuesday.  

Lead plaintiff, Drew Huskey, alleges that Conopco, Inc, commonly known as Unilever, falsely advertises its Degree-branded, MotionSense, UltraClear Black + White, and DrySpray men’s antiperspirant sprays. He wants to represent other consumers who were allegedly duped by Unilever’s mismarketing of the products.  

Huskey claims that he relied on statements that the Degree deodorant sprays were “anti yellow stains” and “anti-white marks” when making his antiperspirant purchases. Despite these marketing claims, he says that the product still caused stains and marks on his clothes due to an ingredient in the deodorant formula.  

The plaintiff alleges that Unilever touts a formula that “helps to reduce white marks on dark clothes and yellow ones on white”; however, the formula Unilever uses to make Degree deodorant sprays contains an ingredient, aluminum chloralhydrate, that causes and creates these white and yellow marks, says the class action lawsuit.  

Unilever knew or should have known through testing that the aluminum chloralhydrate included in its Degree-branded deodorant sprays would cause stains and marks through product testing, alleges the class action lawsuit.  

Huskey claims that he and other consumers would not have purchased or paid as much for Degree deodorant sprays had they known that the products would cause the stains they purport to fight. He points out that there are “legitimate anti-stan and anti-white-mark deodorant sprays” that he and other consumers could have purchased.  

“A normal consumer is unable to determine simply by reading the claims on the Product packaging and/or the Product’s ingredient list that it actually contains nothing that ‘helps to reduce’ or otherwise is ‘anti’ to white marks and yellow stains,” alleges the class action lawsuit.  

The plaintiff accuses Unilever of falsely advertising Degree deodorant sprays, as well as breach of warranty, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment.  

Huskey wants to represent consumers nationwide who purchased any one of the following Degree deodorant sprays for men, along with a subclass of Missouri residents:  

• MotionSense 
• UltraClear Black + White  
• DrySpray 

The class action lawsuit wants Unilever to pay Huskey and other Class Members the cost of the premium they paid for the allegedly falsely advertised Degree deodorant sprays.  

Do you use Degree deodorant spray? Have you noticed yellow marks on your clothes? Tell us about your experience in the comment section below! 

The plaintiff is represented by Daniel F. Harvath of Harvath Law Group, LLC.  

The Degree Deodorant Spray Class Action Lawsuit is Huskey v. Conopco, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-00781-MTS in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.  

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