Allergen Budesonide Published as a top contact allergen, this glucocorticoid steroid is important to use when prescribed and should not be stopped without first discussing options with your doctor. Budesonide
Allergen Cocamide DEA The irony. This popular emulsifier and foamer is frequently boasted about as a safer alternative to sulfates, when sulfates like SLS and SLES are non allergens (some
Not An Allergen … but wait Tin Many metals are top contact allergens and the ones that cause the most allergic contact dermatitis are nickel, cobalt, and chromium. As with
Not An Allergen Titanium Dioxide Some allergic reactions have been reported to titanium but not on the skin (more on that below) and titanium dioxide is not listed as a
Allergen Fruit Extracts Not all fruits — mostly mangoes (due to the cardol, urushiol and limonene in the fruit’s skin and tree’s leaves and bark) and citruses. But there are
Not An Allergen … but Shea Butter This wonderful moisturizer is not listed on top contact allergen lists. But because it is extracted from the nut of the shea tree
Allergen Quaternium-15 Ever present in standard patch test trays, this popular preservative is a top contact allergen and related to another: formaldehyde (which was the American Contact Dermatitis Society’s Allergen
Allergen Flower Extracts, Flowers Perhaps not all flowers are top contact allergens (butterfly pea flower is an exception, for example) but there are so many that it is prudent to
Not An Allergen LED Light Therapy The jury is still out on efficacy and long-term effects but LED light therapy (more correctly called photobiomodulation or PBM) is not a top
