Purchases of the Clinique products containing benzoyl peroxide listed below are covered by consumer protection and false advertising laws. If you purchased any of the products, you may have a claim for Clinique’s failure to disclose risks of benzene exposure.
Clinique’s products – including Clinique Acne Solutions - All over clearing treatment have been found to contain benzoyl peroxide. Independent lab Valisure recently published finding of research performed on popular acne products. Several products, including those sold by Clinique, were found to contain benzoyl peroxide. Exposure to certain amounts of benzene, a known human carcinogen, is unsafe.
Valisure found that “high levels of gaseous benzene could be generated” from benzoyl peroxide-containing products “and emanate into a consumer environment such as a hot car or bathroom during a hot shower.” Valisure’s data showed “approximately 1,270 times the previously mentioned EPA calculated threshold for increased cancer risk by long-term inhalation exposure to benzene.”