A testing company says benzene, a chemical that is a known carcinogen, has been found in another commonly used product: topical acne treatments. As part of the petition, the company requests that the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Valisure tested 99 acne products containing benzoyl peroxide for potential benzene creation. Some products ...

While it may seem like the only difference between extended-release Mucinex and its generic store-brand counterpart is the price tag, the latter potentially exposes users to a deadly cancer-causing ...

Benzene, a known human carcinogen that has been detected in consumer products like hand sanitizers, sunscreens, spray deodorants, and dry shampoos, has now been found in commonly used acne treatments.

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 ...

When researchers reporting in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology tested 111 products from major US retailers, they found unacceptably high levels of benzene at room temperature and benzene ...

The formulation of benzoyl peroxide (BP) products plays a role in the levels of benzene found, according to new research, with leave-on products found to have significantly lower concentrations of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Formulations suggestive of higher temperature processing were associated with greater benzene concentrations.

In 1825 Michael Faraday isolated a sweet-smelling chemical that he dubbed bi-carburet of hydrogen. That molecule, better known as benzene, is perhaps the most famous molecular ring in chemistry. Back ...