Contact allergens and irritants in household washing and cleaning products

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 337-341

  Magnano, Michela ^a   Silvani, Simonetta ^a   Vincenzi, Colombina ^a   Nino, Massimiliano ^b   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fragrances; Household cleaning products; Housewives; Isothiazolinones; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; DETERGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; IRRITANT AGENT; LIMONENE; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; HOUSEHOLD; LAUNDRY;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; ITALY; PERFUME; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 72149117397     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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