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Re:Benzene detected in many sunscreen products by dzhiurgis on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @05:44PM (#27296492)
Ironically Neutrogena received best rating when measuring their SPF (according to Consumer NZ). It’s my favourite too as it actually works, while zinc ones my partner touts are pain to apply and don’t really work that well in extreme sun.

From my previous research the benzene is confused with sodium benzene which is safe and widespread. Perhaps manufacture of it leave some trace.

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Re:Benzene detected in many sunscreen products by jbay808 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:18PM (#27297350)
Did you perhaps mean sodium benzoate? I've never heard of sodium benzene and it sounds highly unstable.

I'd be surprised if their detector confused sodium benzoate for benzene, because sodium benzoate is so common that that would make it a pretty useless detector!

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