Kate Hudson’s hot head of hair has gotten her into one explosive legal mess.

In June, the “Fool’s Gold” starlet created and launched her own line of hair-care products alongside her longtime celeb stylist David Babaii, entitled David Babaii for WildAid. The eco-friendly collection of shampoos and other styling aids boasts a unique key ingredient, volcanic ash — but perhaps this isn’t so unique after all.

The company 220 Laboratories Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday against Hudson, Babaii and their manufacturer, Universal, for 17 offenses, including the misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud and breach of contract and confidence.

David Babaii for WildAid defended its product in an e-mail to Pop Tarts:

“We stand by our actions during the research and development process of the David Babaii for WildAid hair care line and believe that 220 Laboratories’ allegations are baseless and without any merit. If we are formally served with the complaint, we will vigorously defend this claim,” a rep for the company said.

220 Laboratories says it was the only supplier of volcanic ash in the USA and that it entered an “oral contract” with the Tinseltown twosome in August 2006 to develop and manufacture hair products. The company says it revealed their “confidential” ingredient list to Hudson and Babaii in November, and that the duo then took the ash samples and shopped around to find a cheaper deal.

220 Laboratories claims Hudson and Babaii even used promotional footage of the 220 team collecting ash in Vanuatu to promote their products after signing up with Universal.

Kate and her hair-care crew have been labeled “willful and malicious” by the plaintiffs, who are suing for an unspecified amount to include special damages and attorneys’ fees as well as an injunction against competitors’ use of their products.

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