If you have acne-prone skin or struggle with breakouts, you may have heard about benzoyl peroxide, a skincare ingredient widely touted as an effective spot-clearing treatment. Or perhaps you haven't.

For a list of products with lower levels of benzene as well as alternatives for managing skin blemishes, you may wish to read our “eGuide to Acne Solutions.” This online resource may be found under ...

Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) drug products, commonly used for extended periods of time to treat acne and rosacea, degrade into carcinogenic benzene when not refrigerated, a study published in the ...

Notably, this week’s study did not find benzene (at least not at levels above the FDA’s limit) in about 70 products, including benzoyl peroxide acne treatments from Clean & Clear, Neutrogena, ...

Professors from Yale and Long Island universities and a team from Valisure, a Connecticut-based laboratory, tested 111 benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne products, including Proactiv and Clearasil.

An independent laboratory is calling on federal health officials to recall popular benzoyl peroxide acne treatment products after discovering that they contain high levels of a chemical linked to ...

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Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) drug products, commonly used for extended periods of time to treat acne and rosacea, degrade into carcinogenic benzene when not refrigerated, a study published in the ...

Among 111 prescription or over-the-counter products for acne that contain benzoyl peroxide (BPO), 38 (34%) contained benzene levels above the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit of 2 ppm ...

Other topical agents, such as azelaic acid (20% cream applied b.i.d.), salicylic acid (2%; various nonprescription products), and benzoyl peroxide (2.5%-10% gel applied q.d.), by virtue of their ...