In the class-action complaint filed Monday, Texan Colby Watson said he purchased a $75 candle called “This Smells Like My Vagina” from Goop’s website in January. Watson said he lit the candle for the first time on his nightstand in February when it allegedly “exploded” and became “engulfed in high flames” after burning for about three hours, according to the court document.
Goop’s website warns not to burn the candle for more than 2 hours.
Watson acknowledged the “limited warning” on the lifestyle company’s website, but claimed that Goop “knew the candles were defective,” according to the lawsuit. He added that the blaze left a “black burn ring” on his nightstand and that the jar containing the candle was now “charred and black.”
“We’re confident this claim is frivolous and an attempt to secure an outsized payout from a press-heavy product. We stand behind the brands we carry and the safety of the products we sell,” a Goop spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News on Tuesday.
In January, a U.K. woman also alleged the candle “exploded and emitted huge flames,” at which time Goop said it was in touch with her to see “if she followed the specific fire safety instructions.”
Watson is seeking over $5 million in punitive damages for himself and for others who “through no fault of their own, purchased defective and dangerous vagina-scented candles.”
