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Banana Boat sunscreen recall 2023: List of products and more amid Benzene fears

Writer Mia Cox

Edgewell Individual Consideration Organization (NYSE: EPC) is extending its review of Banana Boat sunscreens to incorporate one more cluster of the Hair and Scalp Sunscreen. The underlying review was declared keep going year on July 29, over worries about the presence of benzene in Banana Boat Hair and Scalp Sunscreen Shower SPF 30.

The willful get back to was started after an interior audit of the sunscreen tests demonstrated that the items contained follow levels of benzene, despite the fact that benzene isn’t an ingredient in any Banana Boat items. Upon survey, it was observed that startling degrees of benzene were set free from the charge that splashes the item out of the can.

UPCDESCRIPTIONLot CodeExpirationSize
0-79656-04041-8Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 3020016AFDecember 20226 oz
0-79656-04041-8Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 3020084BFFebruary 20236 oz
0-79656-04041-8Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 3021139AFApril 20246 oz
0-79656-04041-8Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 3020301CFSeptember 20236 oz

Benzene is delegated a cancer-causing agent, and openness to it can expand the gamble of malignant growth. Openness can happen through inward breath, oral ingestion, and contact with the skin and might possibly bring about hazardous malignant growths, including leukemia and blood tumors of the bone marrow, alongside other blood issues.

Following the extension, the review, first started in July 2022, presently incorporates four clusters of the Banana Boat Hair and Scalp sunscreen Shower SPF 30 sunscreen splash. The get back to just influences four clusters of Banana Boat Hair and Scalp sunscreens; no other Banana Boat items are incorporated. Clients may securely keep on utilizing any remaining Banana Boat items as expected.

Declared on January 27, 2023, the review extension influences one extra clump of Banana Boat sunscreens that are bundled in sprayers. The sprayers highlight the brand’s logo on the front, alongside different subtleties, including the item name ‘Hair and Scalp.’

The impacted items were circulated in 6 oz (170 gram) jars and were sold the nation over through different retailers like Walmart, Target, and others. The reviewed sunscreen showers were additionally accessible through internet based retailers like Amazon and others. At this point, Edgewell has previously informed all retailers to eliminate the items from their racks, and all loads of the impacted items are being gotten back to.

Several Banana boat sunscreen products have issued recalls due to benzene.

If you sell any of these on Amazon it would be wise to make sure you get them recalled and listings deleted.

— Chris (@cleartheshelf) February 1, 2023


Clients can perceive the impacted items by checking the Banana Boat sunscreen bottles for the subtleties referenced in the table underneath. The greater part of the subtleties can be found at the lower part of the can.

Shoppers who might have concerns or questions about the Banana Boat Sunscreen review can reach out to the Edgewell Individual Consideration Organization at 1-888-686-3988, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm Eastern Time. The individuals who wish to dive deeper into the equivalent can visit the organization’s site at