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Contact dermatitis caused by fatty alcohols: may polyethoxylation of the fatty alcohols influence their sensitizing potential?
Author(s) -
Corazza Monica,
Zauli Stefania,
Bianchi Anna,
Benetti Simonetta,
Borghi Alessandro,
Virgili Annarosa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/cod.12020
Subject(s) - section (typography) , contact dermatitis , medicine , dermatology , allergy , computer science , immunology , operating system
Emulsifiers are common constituents of skin care\udproducts, cosmetics and topical medicaments that\udenhance the miscibility and stability of the aqueous and\udfatty components.\udFatty alcohols are widely used in topical formula-\udtions as consistency factors and as emulsifiers when\udpolyethoxylated.\udAn unusual case of sensitization to different fatty\udalcohols is reported. Unexpectedly, the different levels\udof polyethoxylation of the fatty alcohols appeared to\udinfluence the allergic respons