The Journal said L'Oréal is considering moving tort liabilities into a separate corporate entity to unload them through a sale to an outside investor, allowing the company to separate its exposure from its operating businesses.
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Per Reuters, L'Oréal engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetic products, reported on Oct. 5.
L'Oréal said in its latest half-year report that about 760 proceedings over the alleged presence of asbestos particles in some talc-containing cosmetic products were pending as of June 30, up from about 620 at the end of 2025, and that it strongly contests the claims.
L'Oréal is considering moving tort liabilities into a separate corporate entity to unload them through a sale to an outside investor, allowing the company to separate its exposure from its operating businesses.
