For better or worse, the beauty world is rife with mystery. 
While transparency is the industry?s latest buzzword, for a number of years, brands played their cards very close to their chest indeed. And when information is hard to come by, overactive imaginations come into play. 
The most mysterious product of them all" Crème de la Mer. 
At $665 for 100Ml, this ultra-luxurious product is one of the more expensive moisturisers on the market. It?s the kind of price tag that attracts attention. As a result, the product is shrouded in mystery and the subject of more than one conspiracy theory ? including the rumour that La Mer plays piano to all of its raw ingredients. 
So, why is this moisturiser so pricey" And is there any truth to this piano business" We?ve collated some of the weirdest and wackiest rumours and gone straight to the source ? the brand itself ? to help sort the fact from the fiction.
Rumour: Max Huber wasn?t a real man
True or False" False
A rumour has been circulating on the World Wide Web that Max Huber, the founder of La Mer and formulator of Crème de la Mer, was not a real person. The evidence" His apparent lack of an obituary. 
However, this conspiracy is unfounded. Both Estée and Leonard Lauder were fascinated by the very real story of the very real Dr. Max Huber. When production of La Mer slowed in 1994, Estée Lauder Companies set about acquiring the company and saving Huber?s famous Crème.

Rumour: Max Huber worked...