SINGAPORE— Claiming “Herbal Head Spa” treatment able to prevent brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and brain stroke, and employed pressure sales tactics, Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCS) has issued a warning to Salon One Beauty Salon Pte. Ltd. and its affiliated entities.
The investigation, conducted under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 (CPFTA), revealed that between October 2017 and August 2022, the Salon One Entities were found guilty of several unfair practices.
The action taken against the salon appears to have been long overdue, considering the significant number of complaints received by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE).
CASE President Melvin Yong confirmed in a separate statement that they had received over 130 complaints against Salon One since January 2017.
Regrettably, the statement issued by CCCS does not specify the exact number of victims affected by the unfair practices of the salon entities, nor does it provide information on the total amount of losses incurred by these individuals.
In a statement issued on Thursday (18 May), CCCS revealed that the entities falsely represented to consumers that there were price discounts for basic haircuts, when in reality, these discounts never existed as they were discounted from prices that were never offered.
Furthermore, the entities made unsubstantiated claims about their “Herbal Head Spa” treatment, asserting that it could prevent Alzheimer’s disease,...
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