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Please check your skin care products!!! Benzoyl Peroxide is a common ingredient for acne products. It has been found to turn into Benzene in some formulations.

"I point out that benzene is equivalent to asbestos, lead, and formaldehyde as a Group 1 carcinogen; nobody wants to be around the first 2 and the latter is about to be banned by the FDA next month!" - Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and physician-scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine

Affected Products:

Proactiv 2.5% BPO cream
Up & Up 2.5% BPO cream
Walgreens 10% BPO bar
Harris 10% BPO wash
Clinique 2.5% BPO cream
Clearasil 10% BPO cream
La Roche-Posay 5.5% BPO cream
PanOxyl 10% BPO cream
Sandra Lee MD 2.5% BPO lotion
Oxy 10% BPO cream
Galderma 5% BPO cream
Equate 10% BPO cream
Differin 5% BPO cream
CeraVe 4% BPO cream
Sandoz 5% BPO gel
TARO 2.5% BPO gel
Neutrogena 10% BPO gel
and more...

BREAKING NEWS: Benzene Found in Various Acne Products; Valisure Files Petition With FDA to Recall Treatments High levels of the chemical benzene, which has been linked to cancer, were detected in numerous consumer acne products, including from major brands such as Proactiv, Clinique, and more.