Allergy to ingredients of vehicles

Abstract
Common ingredients of vehicles such as perfumes, antibacterial agents, emulsifiers and other surface active agents, propytene glycol, lanolin and wool alcohols were tested in eczema patients over a three-year period. Perfume allergy was detected in 3.6 % of the cases, sensitivity to thiomersal in 2 %, to sorbic acid in 0.8 %, to parabens in only 0.3 %, and to wool alcohols in 1.2%. Reactions to emulsifiers were seen in over 1 % of those tested.

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