Right Guard Women Deodorant, Total Defence 5 Pure Anti-Perspirant Spray, Multipack 6 x 250 ml

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I think there’s good evidence that propellants are a significant source of this contamination but there’s a variety of potential sources in the raw materials used to create the products as well,” Light said. On May 1, 2022, a proposed class of consumers filed suit against P&G in Ohio federal court. The consumers claim that P&G misled them about the safety of its deodorant body spray products. The class seeks to represent a nationwide class as well as subclasses for Illinois, Arizona, California, and Florida residents who bought the tainted products. A number of other brands have not yet been recalled, including batches of Tag, Sure, Equate, Suave, Right Guard and Brut that had levels of benzene at or above 2 parts per million, said David Light, CEO and founder of Valisure, the independent lab that ran the tests and filed the petition. Exposure to high levels of benzene in the air can cause death, and if “you spill benzene on your skin, it may cause redness and sores,” according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). “Benzene in your eyes may cause general irritation and damage to your cornea.” Our investigation showed that traces of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can,” said Kate DiCarlo, senior director of communications for the Personal Care Portfolio of P&G.

The results from the Valisure lab found benzene levels beyond the upper acceptable limit in deodorants and antiperspirant products from 30 brands. Two lots of an Old Spice antiperspirant called Pure Sport reportedly contained 17.4 parts per million of benzene on average. Secret Powder Fresh lots that were tested reportedly contained around 16 parts per million on average. Although not all the brands have responded to the lab findings, P&G, the parent company of both Old Spice and Secret, voluntarily recalled 17 of its products “out of an abundance of caution.” P&G said, while recalling their products, that “daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products at the levels detected in our testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences.”

Right Guard is an American brand of deodorant and shower gel that is manufactured and sold by Thriving Brands LLC. It is the second largest brand in the male deodorant category in the United States. [1] Right Guard was introduced in 1960 by The Gillette Company as the first aerosol deodorant. [2] The Procter & Gamble Company acquired Gillette in 2005 and sold the Right Guard brand to The Dial Corporation, a subsidiary of Henkel, in 2006. [3] The brand was acquired by Thriving Brands LLC in June 2021. [4] Marketing [ edit ]

The sunscreens tested by Valisure were only a tiny sample of the more than 11,000 registered sun care products on the market. PCPC and its member companies are firmly committed to ensuring consumers have access to cosmetics and personal care products with ingredients that have been thoroughly tested for safety and follow the requirements of the law,” the statement said. “Companies and individuals have a legal responsibility to ensure their products and ingredients are safe for the intended use.” Secret Powder Fresh, 24 HR Aerosol (Lots 11721458SG and 11701458SH; UPC 037000711087) had about 16 average parts per million, tests showed.

Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. With aerosols, you might be using it every day, probably in a closed space like a bathroom,” Light said. Last week, “in an abundance of caution,” manufacturer Procter & Gamble voluntarily pulled 17 different types of Old Spice and Secret antiperspirant off the shelves, according to a press release.

Benzene is used in the U.S., according to the CDC, but it’s more common in dyes, detergents, lubricants, and rubbers. Because it’s listed as a class one solvent with “unacceptable toxicity,” it shouldn’t be used in drug products, which antiperspirants are typically classified as, according to CNET, while deodorants are classified as cosmetic products. How much benzene is bad for you? Two lots of Old Spice Pure Sport antiperspirant (Lots 11671458SQ and 11671458SB; UPC 012044001912) contained 17.7 and 17.4 average ppm, respectively—nearly nine times the FDA’s limit. Leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals, a congressional investigation found In total, 24 lots of aerosol sprays from 8 different brands had levels of benzene above 2 ppm, 14 lots from 8 brands contained detectable amounts of benzene between 0.20 to 1.89 ppm, and 21 lots from 8 brands included detectable benzene at less than 0.1 ppm. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.Impurities may be present in the manufacturing environment due to the use of certain chemicals, equipment or containers. We need more testing,” said David Andrews, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit environmental and consumer health advocacy group. Benzene, which is not needed to make deodorant, was reportedly found in more than half of 108 batches of deodorant body sprays and antiperspirants that were tested by the independent lab Valisure, according to CNN. Benzene was reportedly found in 30 different brands of deodorant. Here’s what you need to know. What is benzene and why does it matter? Right Guard targets sports enthusiasts, as portrayed through its advertising from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.