Cosmetic allergy: Incidence, diagnosis, and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 327-337

  Orton, David I ^a   Wilkinson, John D ^a  

^a AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; ACRYLIC ACID; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; DETERGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3 CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE; LANOLIN; PERFUME; PRESERVATIVE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RESIN; TOLUENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSUMER; COSMETIC ALLERGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DEODORANTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LANOLIN; MALE; PERFUME; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 10644252552     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00006     Document Type: Review

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