Calcium pantothenate is present in cosmetics and may cause allergic contact dermatitis | Zendy

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Calcium pantothenate is present in cosmetics and may cause allergic contact dermatitis

Author(s) -

PastorNieto MaríaAntonia,

GaticaOrtega MaríaElena,

SánchezHerreros Consuelo,

JiménezBlázquez Esther,

MartínFuentes Adriana,

ChecaRecio Iván,

CoboRodríguez Pablo,

RodriguesFigueira Yuri,

CuevasSantos Jesús,

DeEusebioMurillo Esther

Publication year - 2021

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.13709

Subject(s) - pantothenic acid , cosmetics , calcium , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , vitamin , contact dermatitis , sensitization , allergy , food science , chemistry , immunology , pathology

Calcium pantothenate (CAS no. 137‐08‐6) is the calcium salt of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5). It is used in cosmetics due to its anti‐static and hair conditioning properties. A 53‐year‐old female nurse's aide presented with intermittent facial eruptions (Figure S1). Patch tests were positive to calcium pantothenate, an ingredient of two of her products (a cleansing milk and a facial tonic). To our knowledge, no previous cases of sensitization from calcium pantothenate have been reported except for one case of systemic dermatitis from a nutritional supplement in a dexpanthenol‐sensitized patient.

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