Allergen Cement, Concrete Occupational contact dermatitis is common among construction workers, especially those who handle wet cement due to the presence of both top contact allergens such as potassium dichromate
Not An Allergen Butterfly Pea Flower Clitoria Ternatea, more commonly called butterfly pea flower, blue tea or blue ternate, is from the Fabaceae family and has gotten lots of attention
Not An Allergen PEG-40 Castor Oil PEG-40 Castor Oil is what is usually used in cosmetics. It is not on published lists of top contact allergens and is not a
Not An Allergen Stearic Acid It’s not in standard patch test trays, not in published lists of contact allergens, and case reports of allergic reactions to stearic acid are few
Not An Allergen … but be cautious Hydroquinone This popular skin bleaching cream is neither on published contact allergen lists nor a standard inclusion in patch test trays. But there
Not An Allergen … but can cause allergic reactions Beef Beef and other proteins are not standard inclusions in patch test trays or published lists of top contact allergens but
Not An Allergen Bruno Madrigal A lot of people feared Bruno because he was different and his powers were not well understood. He himself isn’t an allergen but his exclusion
Not An Allergen … sort of Aluminum This is a somewhat controversial call. The American Contact Dermatitis Society named Aluminum as its Contact Allergen of the Year for 2022 — not
Allergen Carba Mix Carba chemicals are rubber accelerators. They are needed to make natural rubber latex suitable for manufacturing many rubber products and to make the vulcanization of rubber go
