Seven out of 10 dry shampoos still on grocery store shelves contain detectable levels of a cancer-causing chemical \u2014 despite recent recalls of dozens of popular brands.<\/p>\n
Research by a laboratory in tested a random sample of 148 different products sold in CVS, Walgreens and by online retailers like Amazon across the country.<\/p>\n
Some 70 per cent were positive for benzene, a known carcinogen which is strongly linked to leukemia and other blood disorders.Among those that contained the chemical were drug-store brand favorites Batiste and Not Your Mother’s \u2014 alongside premium brands Pureology and Kerastase.<\/p>\n
Benzene levels varied by bottles, EVdeN EVE nAkLiyAt<\/a> but nine were found to have at least 10 times the legal limit.One product \u2014 Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe Texturizing Coconut \u2014 had nearly 80 times the threshold.<\/p>\n The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u2014 which regulates beauty and cosmetic products \u2014 told DailyMail.com today it was reviewing the findings.<\/p>\n Contamination may come from inactive petroleum-derived ingredients, a thickening agent, or isobutane, EvDeN Eve nakLiyAT<\/a> a spray propellant.\u00a0<\/p>\n Manufacturers including Church & Dwight \u2014 which makes Batiste \u2014 refuted the results, saying it had recently ‘confirmed’ with its suppliers that the dry shampoos don’t contain benzene.<\/p>\n It comes after millions of bottles of dry shampoo bottles from Dove, TRESemme and Bed Head were recalled across America last week after they were found to contain Benzene.\u00a0<\/p>\n People who purchased the shampoos were urged to stop using them and visit the Unilever \u2014 the conglomerate that manufactured them \u2014 website for a full refund.<\/p>\n