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Colgate-Palmolive (UK) Ltd t/a Colgate Palmolive (UK) Ltd
A TV ad for Sanex shower gel seen in June 2025. The ad included a voiceover that stated, "To those who might scratch day and night. To those whose skin will feel dried out even by water" alongside scenes of a black woman with red scratch marks and another covered with a cracked clay-like material. The ad then stated, "...
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Cheeky Baby Products Ltd
A blog post misleadingly implied that reusable nappies could help earlier toilet training.
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Foreo AB t/a Foreo
A product listing on Amazon made unsubstantiated claims that an IPL device could reduce or remove hair permanently and that treatments was ‘pain-free’.
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The Essence Vault Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad made misleading pricing claims.
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Jaded London Ltd
An Instagram post was socially irresponsible and caused serious offense by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.
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Guang Zhou Shi Chen Ming Ke Ji You Xian Gong Si t/a MENGCOOL
Two Instagram stories on Jess Sheppard’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.
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THG Beauty Ltd t/a Look Fantastic
An Instagram story highlight on Erim Kaur’s account wasn’t obviously identifiable as an ad.
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Nasty Gal Ltd
A promotion on the Nasty Gal Instagram page failed to clearly publish the winner of a competition.
Rulings
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