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Allergy to ingredients of vehicles
Author(s) -
Hannuksela Matti,
Kousa Merja,
Pirilä Veikko
Publication year - 1976
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/j.1600-0536.1976.tb02994.x
Subject(s) - lanolin , wool , cosmetics , sorbic acid , allergy , thiomersal , chemistry , active ingredient , allergic contact dermatitis , contact allergy , contact dermatitis , dermatology , food science , medicine , chromatography , organic chemistry , pharmacology , archaeology , history , immunology
Common ingredients of vehicles such as perfumes, antibacterial agents, emulsifiers and other surface active agents, propytene glycol, lanolin and wool alcohols were tested in eczema patients over a three‐year period. Perfume allergy was detected in 3.6 % of the cases, sensitivity to thiomersal in 2 %, to sorbic acid in 0.8 %, to parabens in only 0.3 %, and to wool alcohols in 1.2%. Reactions to emulsifiers were seen in over 1 % of those tested.