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Italy regulator closes P&G hair removal device probe after ad commitments

By Thomson Reuters Sep 25, 2026 | 2:01 AM

ROME, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) said on Friday it had ​closed its investigation ‌into U.S. consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble’s claims for a hair removal device, ‌after ​the company ⁠committed to address ⁠the regulator’s concerns.

The AGCM’s opened in February an investigation into the allegedly ​misleading adverts for the Braun Skin i-Expert ⁠pulsed light ⁠epilator, considering them exaggerated ​and not adequately demonstrated.

P&G ​commited to remove the claim ‌that the device could leave users free of body hair for ⁠two years, the watchdog said.

The group also agreed to extend ⁠for ‌a further 6 ⁠months, until the ​end ‌of December, its 100-day ​full purchase-price ⁠refund guarantee if the product is returned, the regulator added.

(Reporting by Anna Uras, editing by Giulia ​Segreti)