Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) recall
FDA recall D-0360-2025 · initiated Mar 12, 2025
Alchemee, LLC recalled Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0360-2025) because Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene.
May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
Why it was recalled
Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene
Something got into the product
A physical or chemical contaminant was found — glass or metal fragments, or a solvent that should not be there.
This is a manufacturing or quality failure, not a finding that the medicine is unsafe to take — across every recall we hold, none was issued for that reason. It does not mean the batch was harmless.
Is your product affected? Check the lot number
A recall covers only specific lots. Find the lot number and expiration date on your package and compare them to the affected codes below — if yours is not listed, it was not part of this recall.
Quantity recalled: 3,500 bottles
Details
- Product
- Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%), Packaged as a) 6 fl. oz. (177.4 mL), UPC 7 35786 01528 2; b) 0.33 OZ (9.45g), UPC 8 42944 10223 1; Distributed by Alchemee, LLC, Santa Monica, CA 90401,
- Recalling company
- Alchemee, LLC
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Distribution
- Nationwide in the USA
- Initiated
- Mar 12, 2025
- FDA report date
- Apr 16, 2025
Frequently asked
- Was Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) recalled?
- Alchemee, LLC recalled Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0360-2025) because Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene. May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
- Why was Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) recalled?
- Per the FDA enforcement record, the reason for recall D-0360-2025 was: Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene
- Is a recalled Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) dangerous to take?
- An FDA recall removes specific lots from the market for a defined reason and does not by itself mean the medicine is unsafe for everyone — your specific lot may never have been affected. May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm. Check the FDA notice for the affected lot numbers and expiration dates, and ask your pharmacist or doctor before stopping a prescribed medicine. This reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice.
- Which lots of Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) are affected?
- Distributed: Nationwide in the USA. The recall covers these lots — Lot, V4204A, Exp 07/31/2025. Check the lot number and expiration date on your package against this list; if yours is not listed, it was not part of recall D-0360-2025.