Creams

Acne products from brands including Proactiv, Target Corp.’s Up & Up and Clinique have elevated levels of the carcinogen, an independent testing laboratory said in a petition filed with the US Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday. The lab asked the FDA to recall the affected treatments — all of which contain the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide — while regulators investigate.  Benzene is a natural component of gasoline and tobacco smoke and can cause leukemia in high…

A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims antifungal creams and combinations of antifungal treatments with corticosteroids are likely to be contributing to the rise and spread of severe skin, scalp, and nail fungal infections.In 2023, dermatologists detected the first known cases in the US of highly contagious drug-resistant fungal skin infections that don't respond to the few fungal treatments we have.First concentrated in Southeast Asia, these drug-resistant fungal infections have spread to…