The independent American laboratory Valisure, which checks the quality of medicines and medical products, tested about 300 creams, gels and lotions for sun protection and found a dangerous carcinogen in almost a third of them.
Benzene is a toxic and carcinogenic substance that is also found in car exhaust. It is used in the manufacture of certain plastics, rubbers, dyes, detergents, and pharmaceuticals. If the human body is exposed to long-term exposure to benzene in low concentrations, this can lead to serious consequences, and chronic poisoning with this substance often causes the development of anemia and leukemia.
In its official statement, Valisure Lab said that out of 300 tanning products tested, 78 contained benzene. In 14 products, the concentration of benzene was the limit for medical products that cannot be manufactured without it. These were mainly sprays, and all of these products are widely available in stores and pharmacies in the United States and other countries.
“The presence of this known carcinogen in products widely recommended for the prevention of skin cancer and regularly used by adults and children very worried,” the statement said. The experts also noted that benzene is not a required component for the production of sunscreens, especially since most of the products tested do not contain it.
The laboratory called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw these 78 funds from the sale and conduct your own investigation. The full list of benzene-containing products is published in the statement. people felt safe using sunscreen products,” the laboratory experts noted.