Benzalkonium chloride neutralizes the irritant effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 264-266

  McFadden, J P ^a   Holloway, D B ^a   Whittle, E G ^a   Basketter, D A ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Irritant contact dermatitis; Sodium dodecyl sulfate; Sodium lauryl sulfate

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN IRRITATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0033829917     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2000.043005264.x     Document Type: Article

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