Is Benzene in Sunscreens a Cause-Med Ingredient?

benzene isn't purposely added to any cause-medic ingredient. It's just a trace contaminant from some of the purification or production processes. The amounts that have been found in sunscreens and other products are usually like less than five parts per million, which is about half a drop in a standard spray sunscreen. And this amount has not been linked to increase in like leukemia or blood cancers or any of that stuff.

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