Soap, shampoo and deodorant sold as “natural” are at the center of a $9 million settlement, and anyone who bought Dr. Squatch products between November 1, 2018 and August 29, 2026 can file a claim by November 27, 2026. The company denies the allegations. The case, Guzman et al. v. Dr. Squatch, LLC, is pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court as Case No. 25STCV03523, according to the settlement website.
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What the lawsuit says about “natural”
The plaintiffs allege that some of the company’s “natural” personal care products contain synthetic ingredients, as ClassAction.org describes the case. Dr. Squatch “has at all times denied, and continues to deny, the allegations,” the settlement website says, and maintains that its products were properly labeled. The settlement is a compromise, not a finding that the labels were false.
Fifty cents a product, with a cap
This is a small-dollar claim, and the details are worth knowing before anyone spends time on it. ClassAction.org reports that the payment is $0.50 per eligible product. A claimant who has proof of purchase can claim up to 20 products. One without proof can claim up to five. The two limits combine for a maximum of 25 products, which Open Class Actions puts at $12.50 per household, or $2.50 for five products with no proof.
The payments are pro rata, the settlement website says, meaning they are “based on the number of Valid Claims that are submitted by the Settlement Class.” If many people file, the per-product amount can shrink, and there is no fixed individual payment. The site does not promise the full 50 cents.
The people affected are anyone who bought a Dr. Squatch product in those years, whether a single bar of soap or a regular order, and what they decide is whether a few dollars at most is worth a few minutes of filing before November 27.
A claim for a few products still goes better with the dates and a record of what was filed, and The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a step-by-step filing walkthrough and a claim log and payment tracker.
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Which products count
The class covers all people who bought covered products from Dr. Squatch in the United States during that period, nearly eight years. Covered products range across bar soap, body wash, deodorant, shampoo and more; Open Class Actions counts 19 categories and says a product qualifies if it carried “natural” on its label.
Where the case stands
The court gave the deal preliminary approval on July 15, 2026, according to ClassAction.org, which is why claims are being collected now. Preliminary approval lets the notice and claims process begin. Only the later hearing decides whether the settlement becomes final.
Three dates after the claim
The claim deadline of November 27, 2026 comes with two others. The deadline to opt out or object is October 13, 2026, the settlement website says. Opting out would mean giving up a payment in order to keep the right to sue separately, so a person who wants the payment should not opt out. The final approval hearing is March 2, 2027, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Money is not paid until after that hearing, according to ClassAction.org. A claim filed in 2026 is therefore for a payment that could arrive months into 2027, if the court approves the deal.
Attorneys’ fees and the $9 million
The $9 million is not all for shoppers. Open Class Actions reports that class lawyers can ask for up to one-third of the fund, or $3 million, plus costs of up to $50,000. Fees and costs come out of the money meant for the class, so less than the full $9 million is left for claimants.
Filing the Dr. Squatch claim online
The route that costs nothing is the claim form on the settlement administrator’s site, personalcareproductssettlement.com. Eisner Advisory Group handles notice and claims, according to that site.
Before filing, a household can look at its order history for the account used with Dr. Squatch and count the products bought since November 2018. Open Class Actions says the proof for the larger claim is a point-of-purchase receipt from a third-party retailer showing a purchase in the class period. A claim without proof is limited to five products, so someone who has only memory to go on can still file for those five.
The settlement website lists November 27, 2026 as the claims deadline, and Open Class Actions adds that online claims must be in by 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time that day, so a filing made on the final evening should account for the time zone.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the settlement website and other sources linked above.
