Concerns about benzene in personal care products are back, this time in acne medications based on benzoyl peroxide. Benzene is known to cause cancer in humans. The independent analytical lab Valisure ...

Dry shampoo has joined the growing list of cosmetic and hygiene products that contain benzene, a known human carcinogen, according to an analysis from the independent laboratory Valisure. Of 148 ...

Benzene is one of the most commonly used chemicals in the United States. It’s a natural component of crude oil and is also used in manufacturing plastics, rubbers, pesticides, and other chemicals. You ...

Elevated levels of benzene were detected in seven acne products distributed to national retailers. Here's what the recall ...

The photo of the crash test dummy moose in Newscripts (C&EN, Sept. 19, 2022, page 32) brought back the memory of motoring with my wife on the Trans-Canada Highway north of Lake Superior in about 1980.

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 ...

In the fall of 2018, a leak at a Pasadena oil refinery led to the release of thousands of pounds of toxic pollutants, including some 8,000 pounds of cancer-causing benzene. During that nearly 67-day ...

Top-selling dry shampoos such as Not Your Mother’s and Church & Dwight Co.’s Batiste contain high levels of benzene, the cancer-causing chemical that led Unilever to yank its product from shelves in ...