Does benzoyl peroxide cause cancer?
May 7th, 2009 | 
Author: Hillary’s concerned question: I’m hoping the Beauty Brains can help clear up an issue for me. I use benzoyl peroxide to help treat my acne. Recently I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about how it might cause cancer and promote premature aging. Some of the sources of this information are suspect as they seem to be pushing products that do not contain benzoyl peroxide, however, a quick search in Pub med did turn up some studies that benzoyl peroxide combined with ultraviolet light caused cancer in Swiss mice. Is this an issue that you can help shed some light on? Thanks!
The Left Brain’s acne answer:
Hillary, kudos to you for looking up articles on Pub med rather than believing what you read on some company’s website.
Benzoyl Peroxide and cancer
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