'False,' Sephora-sold brand slams claims new skincare contains 'spider pheromones' after users say bugs are chasing them
SEPHORA shoppers are spooked after a user claims the scent of a new company-sold skincare product attracts creepy crawlers, including wolf spiders.
The new Sol De Janeiro Body Butter, which is sold at Sephora stores and online for $22 to $48, has sparked a frenzy on social media after a customer claimed they've attracted bugs every day since using the lotion.
2
2
The balm is meant to heal with dryness and redness.
However, some customers claim the butter contains an ingredient that is a magnet for bugs.
"It contains ingredients that attract wolf spiders.. do NOT buy if you don't like spiders," one customer wrote under the review section on Sephora's product listing.
A second user wrote: "Horrible from what I hear!
Read more in The U.S. Sun
"This is ridiculous! My friend and me are super upset . I ordered this two days ago and my friend ordered a jet set 2 days ago aswell. It attracts spiders !"
Another user wrote a lengthy review claiming one of the ingredients in the balm is "like kryptonite to wolf spiders."
"If you're scared of wolf spiders - watch out for these lotions lol," the comment began.
"I wanted to love them sooo bad, but one of the ingredients is like kryptonite to wolf spiders!
Most read in The US Sun
"When I put it on instantly one will come out. Normally I'll see one every like 3 years, used this and it was every day.
"I stopped using it and haven't seen one since... oh and one time, the spider wanted to eat whatever ingredient it is so bad that it chased me.
"I swear on everything. I'd run left, it ran left. I ran right, it ran right. Like it was legit following the scent."
Sol de Janeiro, who manufactures the lotion, called the claims "false and have no merit."
Solo de Janeiro takes the safety and concerns of its consumers extremely seriously," the company said in a statement to The New York Post, streaming the importance of safety and health.
"While we cannot speak to the affect these aforementioned chemicals have on arachnids, we confidently can say that these chemicals are not present in any of our products."
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Sephora and Sol de Janeiro for comment.
