Skin Deep Beauty by Christine Lindsay

A lab called Valisure recently announced that they have found benzene in sunscreen products.

In a study, Valisure tested 300 different sunscreen products. 78 of those sunscreen products had benzene in them. Benzene should not be in any sunscreen. Benzene is not an ingredient in sunscreen.

Benzene is a carcinogenic linked to blood cancer. This is believed to be a manufacturing error. Valisure has petitioned the FDA to recall these products.

It’s important to check the sunscreen bottles you have at home to make sure it’s not part of the contaminated batches of sunscreen products. You also want to be aware of which products were affected so you can make conscious choices while shopping for sunscreen. You can see the complete list of contaminated products here.

If you find that you do have an affected product, you can learn how to safely dispose of it here.

Valisure is also accepting sunscreen products for a free analysis. You can have you sunscreen analyzed by visiting this link.

It’s important to know that SPF is still your BFF!! We still need to wear sunscreen to protect our skin.