They are not the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_peroxide https://en.w

They are not the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_peroxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_peroxide Here's some other relatives much closer to benzene. Check out the health effect sections of each. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene Benzene is particularly bad. > The American Petroleum Institute (API) stated as early as 1948 that "it is generally considered that the only absolutely safe concentration for benzene is zero".