{"id":3395,"date":"2024-11-19T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:02:01","slug":"two-valisure-studies-find-cancer-risk-in-acne-creams-and-facewash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/two-valisure-studies-find-cancer-risk-in-acne-creams-and-facewash\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Valisure Studies Find Cancer Risk in Acne Creams and Facewash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hand-washing-4818792_640.jpg\" alt=\"hand-washing-4818792_640\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>Recently, a second study of dozens of acne creams and cleansers, including Clearasil and Proactiv, made with benzoyl peroxide, found that they contain high levels of the carcinogen benzene. An earlier study with the same finding had been criticized for its methodology; however the second study confirming those findings sounds an alarm that federal agencies should pay attention to. Senator Richard Blumenthal has called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/blumenthal-calls-on-fda-investigate-carcinogen-levels-popular-acne-treatments\/3423309\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA to investigate<\/a> the carcinogen levels in acne treatments. If you were harmed or believe that you developed cancer due to an acne cream, facewash, or cleanser you should call the seasoned Chicago-based dangerous drug attorneys of Moll Law Group. We represent clients nationwide, and billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consult Moll Law Group About Your Acne Cream or Cleanser Lawsuit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A first study of the acne creams and facewashes by Valisure found that high levels of benzene could form in benzoyl peroxide products, but the study had been criticized for testing products that were maintained at the high temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit. In March, Valisure had petitioned the FDA to recall those acne creams and cleansers that had large quantities of benzene. The FDA had said it wanted to verify the lab\u2019s claims, and in the summer, a spokesperson stated that the agency was still researching the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In the second study, more than 100 benzoyl peroxide acne creams, face washes and other products were tested. The tested products were those that are available at major stores in six states: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas. Unlike with the earlier study, these products were kept at room temperature. Around one-third of these products contained large quantities of benzene, which is linked to developing cancer. For instance, researchers found that Proactiv included 18 times the amount of benzene that\u2019s allowed in U.S. drugs. And researchers found that a face wash made by CVS had 13 times the levels of the carcinogen that the FDA believes is safe.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/two-valisure-studies-find-cancer-risk-in-acne-creams-and-facewash\/#more-3395\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, a second study of dozens of acne creams and cleansers, including Clearasil and Proactiv, made with benzoyl peroxide, found that they contain high levels of the carcinogen benzene. An earlier study with the same finding had been criticized for its methodology; however the second study confirming those findings sounds an alarm that federal agencies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two Valisure Studies Find Cancer Risk in Acne Creams and Facewash &#8212; Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog &#8212; November 19, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recently, a second study of dozens of acne creams and cleansers, including Clearasil and Proactiv, made with benzoyl peroxide, found that they contain &#8212; 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