Is tea tree oil an important contact allergen?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 378-379

  Veien, Niels K ^a   Rosner, Karli ^b   Skovgaard, Gunhild L ^b  

^a Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Cosmetics; Prospective patch testing; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CONTACT ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; EPOXY RESIN; FRAGRANCE; LAVENDER OIL; LEMON OIL; NICKEL; ROSIN; TEA TREE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYROXYLON; MYRTLE; PATCH TEST; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 4043083460     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0350f.x     Document Type: Article

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