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TDD Media Partner AARS Responds to the Valisure Citizen Petition on Benzene in Benzoyl Peroxide Drug Products

The Dermatology Digest

1,2 Benzene has become a more recent focus of attention related to safety concerns, with an increase in independent product testing and also updated regulations by the Food and Drug Administration related to benzene. Public safety is the first priority of the AARS. 42, March 4, 2010, Rules and Regulations. Federal Register, Vol.

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Is Your Shampoo Making You Sick?

Aesthetics Advisor

The number of chemicals restricted by the FDA is even more ridiculous when you consider there are over 84,000 different chemicals in use in your personal care products and only 1% of those have been evaluated for safety in humans. (1) 13 It is also a skin and eye irritant and a common ingredient in shampoos. 18 The U.S.

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Linoleic Acid — The Most Destructive Ingredient in Your Diet (2023)

Aesthetics Advisor

In terms of percentages, seed oils accounted for approximately 1/100th of total calories in 1865 and increased to more than 1/4th of total calories by 2010 — a 25-fold increase! Its primary focuses are making sure the ingredient label is accurate and tracking food-related disease outbreaks. 32 In general, people believe the U.S.

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High Levels of Benzene Found in Prescription and OTC Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Products 

The Dermatology Digest

Benzoyl Peroxide-based acne medications can become unstable and form benzene, a known human carcinogen, according to new research from Valisure, an independent laboratory focused on testing the purity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs and consumer products. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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10 Key Causes of Dry, Itchy Scalp and How to Manage Them Effectively

First Derm

3] Treatment – Dandruff Shampoos: Key Ingredients : Ketoconazole, selenium sulfide, pyrithione zinc, coal tar, salicylic acid. Function : These ingredients target dandruff causes like fungal overgrowth and excessive skin cell turnover. Published January 10, 2010. Association of Malassezia species with dandruff.

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Are boar bristle brushes better for your hair? Episode 138

The Beauty Brains

61, 439–455 (November/December 2010) A statistical analysis of hair breakage. That’s because they’re not subject to the same safety testing requirements as personal care products. You also have to consider the overall quality of the brush, how long it will last, and how it feels in your hand and so on. Reference 1:
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16 More Reasons Black Seed Is the ‘Remedy for Everything but Death’ (Research Review)

Aesthetics Advisor

Colon cancer: Cell studies have found that black seed extract compares favorably to the chemo agent 5-fluorouracil in the suppression of colon cancer growth, but with a far higher safety profile. [10] R ] MRSA: Black seed has antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).