#Benzene in sunscreen valisure skin#
The presence of this known human carcinogen in products widely recommended for the prevention of skin cancer and that are regularly used by adults and children is very troubling.” “Its association with forming blood cancers in humans has been shown in numerous studies at trace levels of parts per million and below. “Benzene is one of the most studied and concerning human carcinogens known to science,” said David Light, founder and CEO of Valisure. Valisure also notes that not all sunscreen products contain benzene and urges the continued use of uncontaminated products available to help protect against ultraviolet radiation (UV). Valisure is now requesting the FDA recall the identified sunscreens and after-sun care products and are asking for more defined limits for benzene contamination in cosmetic and drug products. Later on in April, Scentsational Soaps & Candles issued a voluntary recall of its scented hand sanitizers, due to the presence of benzene, methanol, and acetaldehyde. In March, it released a Citizen Petition asking the FDA to recall various brands of hand sanitizer after detecting benzene contamination in multiple batches. This is not the first time Valisure has identified harmful contaminants in consumer products. TikTok from Dustin Portela, DO discussing these findings. What makes these findings "particularly concerning", according to Valisure, is that these products are absorbed through the skin and multiple studies conducted by FDA researches have shown chemicals in sunscreen products are found in the blood at high levels following skin application. “Even benzene at 0.1 ppm in a sunscreen could expose people to excessively high nanogram amounts of benzene.”īenzene has been associated with blood cancers such as leukemia. “There is not a safe level of benzene that can exist in sunscreen products,” said Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology at Yale University and member of Dermatology Times®’ editorial advisory board. With the benzene-detected product batches ranging from gels, sprays, and lotions in both mineral and chemical formulations. Results of the test found 27% of samples tested contained detectable benzene, while some batches contained up to 3 times the FDA concentration limit of 2 parts per million (ppm). In the laboratory test conducted by Valisure, 294 unique batches of sun care products from 69 different companies were examined. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) also defines benzene as a carcinogen and exposure can include “inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, and skin and/or eye contact.” Department of Health and Human Services, and various other regulatory agencies, benzene is known to cause cancer in humans. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Valisure, a pharmacy dedicated to batch testing medications before they reach consumers, found in a recent test that 78 different sunscreen and after-sun care products contained benzene, a potential carcinogen.Īccording to the U.
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