Dry Shampoo Recall: Everything You Need To Know the Dry Shampoo Recall

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a nationwide dry shampoo recall due to “elevated levels of benzene" in dozens of aerosol products. Recalled items included Dove, Nexxus, Suave, Rockaholic, Bed Head, and TRESemmé canisters produced before October 2021.This isn't the first time benzene contamination prompted a cosmetics recall in recent history.

In December 2021, and conditioner spray products from Pantene, Aussie, Herbal Essences due to detected benzene. To help shed some light on the dry shampoo recall and potential risks of the chemical involved, we asked toxicology experts all about benzene and what this means for consumers moving forward.According to , PhD, a senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceonographic Institution specializing in chemistry and geochemistry, benzene is an organic chemical that is found naturally in crude oil and other products, such as coal. “You don’t need a laboratory to ‘make’ benzene, and it's not related to human activities,” he says, pointing to volcanoes and forest fires as examples of natural occurrences that cause benzene to form. “Crude oil can seep into the environment naturally, [like the] La Brea Tar Pits, or how the Clampetts got rich in the TV show ‘Beverly Hillibillies.'"Human beings can still be responsible for the formation of benzene however: and gasoline both contain the chemical, meaning oil spills can contribute to benzene contamination—especially if near a water supply.

Benzene is also produced in factories, as it's a relatively simple compound, he says. “Due to benzene’s simplicity and willingness to react with other chemicals, it is more often made at factories as a ‘precursor’ to make a bigger chemicals,” Reddy adds.