CLASS II ONGOING Drug recall · Reported 16 Apr 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) recalled
Alchemee is recalling Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%), Packaged as a), distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 12 Mar 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-0360-2025
- FDA event ID
- 96508
- Recalling firm
- Alchemee, Hawthorne, NY
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 12 Mar 2025
- FDA classified
- 9 Apr 2025
- Reported
- 16 Apr 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Benzene
- Drug class
- Creams, Ointments & Gels
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Classified by FDA | +28 days |
| 16 Apr 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene
Product as listed by the FDA
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,
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Chemical contamination: Presence of benzene
Which lots are affected?
Lot, V4204A, Exp 07/31/2025
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
1 other product · FDA event 96508| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS II | Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief (Benzoyl Peroxide 5%) recalled | Alchemee | Benzene | Nationwide |
More recalls from Alchemee
All 2| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | CLASS II | Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief (Benzoyl Peroxide 5%) recalled | Alchemee | Benzene | Nationwide |