The allergen cocamidopropyl betaine (multiple letters) [1]

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 210-211

  Angelini, G ^a   Rigano, L ^a   Fowler, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; DETERGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LETTER; PATCH TEST;

EID: 0031781967     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05909.x     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. 1 Fowler IF, Fowler LM, Hunter JE. Allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine may be due to amidoamine: a patch test and product use test study. Contact Dermatitis: 1997: 37: 276–281.
2. 2 Angelini G, Foti C, Rigano L, Veña GA. 3‐dimethylaminopropylamine: a key substance in contact allergy cococamidopropylbetaine. Contact Dermatitis 1995: 32: 96–99.
3. 3 Angelini G, Rigano L, Foti C, Rossi P, Vena GA. Pure cocamidopropylbetaine is not the allergen in patients with positive reactions to commercial cocamidopropylbetaine. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 35: 352–353.
4. 4 Foti C, Rigano L, Veña GA, Grandolfo M, Liguori G, Angelini G. Contact allergy to oleamidopropyl dimethylamine and related substances. Contact Dermatitis 1995: 33: 132–133.
5. 5 Angelini G, Rigano L, Foti C, Veña GA, Grandolfo M. Contact allergy to impurities in surfactants: amount, chemical structure and carrier effect in reactions to 3‐di‐methylaminopropylamine. Contact Dermatitis 1996: 34: 248–252.