5 rezultatet
BACKGROUND
Essential oils are fragrance substances that are labelled on cosmetic products by their INCI names, potentially confusing consumers.
OBJECTIVE
To establish whether contact allergy to essential oils might be missed if not specifically tested for.
METHODS
We tested 471 patients with 14
BACKGROUND
Contact allergy to fragrances is common, and impairs quality of life, particularly in young women.
OBJECTIVE
To provide current results on the prevalences of sensitization to fragrance allergens used as markers in the baseline series of most European countries.
METHODS
Data of patients
The diagnostic workup of contact allergy to fragrances must not be limited to patch testing with the two well-established fragrance mixes. False-positive reactions to these mixes occur in up to 50 % of the patch tested patients. For the diagnostic work-up of positive reactions, and in cases of
Ylang-Ylang oil is used in the food industry as a flavor ingredient. It is a complex chemical mixture in the form of an essential oil extracted by water or water-and-steam distillation from the fresh flowers of Cananga odorata Hook. f. & Thomson. Ylang-Ylang oil has been reported to cause dermal
2 different groups of patients were patch tested with 2 test series (A and B) containing extracts of fragrance raw materials, traditionally used in Indonesian cosmetics. Series A consisted of diluted extracts of commercially available Indonesian fragrances. Series B consisted of extracts prepared in