Pure cocamidopropylbetaine is not the allergen in patients with positive reactions to commercial cocamidopropylbetaine

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 252-253

  Angelini, Gianni ^a   Rigano, Luigi ^b   Foti, Caterina ^a   Rossi, Paola ^b   Veña, Gino A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ISPE (Institute of Skin and Product Evaluation)   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 dimethylaminopropylamine; Alkylamidopropyldimethylamines; Cocamidopropylbetaine; Contact allergy; Cosmetics; Surfactants; Tensioactives

Indexed keywords

3 (DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYLAMINE; ALLERGEN; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029966806     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02372.x     Document Type: Article

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