Open AccessIsothiazolinone Detection in Dish Soap and Personal Care Products: Comparison of Lovibond Isothiazolinone Test Kit and Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Author(s) -
Rebecca S. Kimyon,
LunYi Zang,
Paul D. Siegel,
Lindsey Voller,
Jamie P. Schlarbaum,
Erin M. Warshaw
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2162-5220
pISSN - 1710-3568
DOI - 10.1097/der.0000000000000672
Subject(s) - personal care , contact allergy , medicine , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , chromatography , preservative , allergic contact dermatitis , mass spectrometry , contact dermatitis , food science , allergy , chemistry , family medicine , immunology
Isothiazolinones are commonly used preservatives, which may cause allergic contact dermatitis. The Lovibond Isothiazolinone Test Kit (LITK) has been reported to successfully identify clinically relevant, occult isothiazolinones in patient personal care products.