Can glutathione-containing emollients inactivate methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 261-265

  Gruvberger, Birgitta ^a   Bruze, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chemical burns; Emollients; Glutathione; Inactivation; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methylisothiazolinone; Preservatives; Prevention; Skin care creams

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN CARE; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMOLLIENTS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0031777711     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05740.x     Document Type: Article

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