Edgewell Personal Care Company expanded its voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level. One additional batch has been added to the original recall announced on July 29, 2022.
 
A review found that some samples of the product contained trace levels of benzene; the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can.
 
The recall impacts: Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30  (Lot Code: 20016AF, Exp: December 2022; 6 oz); Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 (Lot Code: 20084BF; Exp: February 2023;  6 oz); Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 (Lot Code: 21139AF; Exp: April 2024; 6 oz): and Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 (Lot Code: 20301C; Exp: September 2023; 6 oz).

No other batches of Hair & Scalp (either before or after these batch codes) and no other Banana Boat products are in the scope of this recall and may continue to be used by consumers safely and as intended, noted Banana Boat in its recall.

To date, Edgewell has not received any adverse events related to this recall. Benzene is ubiquitous in the environment. Humans around the world have daily exposures to it indoors and outdoors from multiple sources. Daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences according to an independent health assessment using established exposure modeling guidelines.