Two centuries after its discovery, the simple yet revolutionary molecule benzene continues to shape our world. From being the gas that illuminated London in the 19th century to the cutting-edge ...

When an independent laboratory filed a citizen’s petition in March 2024, urging the FDA to recall and suspend the sale of acne products containing benzoyl peroxide after finding what it termed ...

A quick and simple fluorescent test can detect trace quantities of benzene in both liquid and vapor form. The new test uses paper strips impregnated with a supramolecular host-guest assembly system ...

When G. Stephen Kocheril started as a research associate at Jila, his first project was to experimentally test a decades-old theoretical reaction pathway for interstellar benzene formation. He was ...

Authorities in the Czech Republic’s Olomouc region declare a state of emergency a month after a train derailment caused what they called the world’s largest benzene contamination of its kind. Czech ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for retailers on multiple skin-care products due to the presence of benzene, a chemical known to cause serious health risks, ...

Several popular face care products have been recalled over elevated levels of benzene, a possibly carcinogenic chemical. The Food and Drug Administration recall alert was issued earlier this week, ...

Over the past few years, the public has gotten annual scares about benzene in beauty products. Elevated levels of the known carcinogen have popped up in products ranging from dry shampoos to sunscreen ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, Polymer Technology Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Korea and Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 ...

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 ...

Benzene has been found in sunscreen, deodorants, acne creams and more. Here’s what to know. By Knvul Sheikh and Janna Mandell Benzene seems to have cropped up everywhere in recent years. First, it was ...