The FDA said testing of certain acne products with benzoyl peroxide found elevated levels of benzene, a chemical linked to ...

Ten synthetic hair products were tested during the study and several of them tested positive for harmful chemicals such as ...

pass into the benzene medium, very often with a change of colour. This communication reports our preliminary results with methylene blue.

The FDA has recalled several acne treatments from brands including La Roche-Posay and Walgreens due to benzene contamination.

La Roche-Posay and Proactiv are among the brands affected. Popular acne treatments were recalled due to potential ...

The full list and lot numbers was posted online Tuesday. “Even with daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified a limited number of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne products for retail-level recall because of elevated benzene levels, but more than 90% of ...

Results showed only 6 products had elevated levels of benzene and more than 90% of tested products had undetectable or extremely low levels of benzene. Certain over-the-counter (OTC) acne products ...

Some of the products also contained other harmful chemicals that have been found to potentially increase the risk of developing cancer, such as benzene and methylene chloride. A recent study ...