LIPSTICK CHEILITIS
- 1 October 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
- Vol. 56 (4) , 499-505
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1947.01520100095013
Abstract
CHEILITIS is one of the most commonly seen dermatoses in clinical practice. Among the most frequent causes of this disease in women is the dye used to impart lasting qualities to indelible lipsticks. This dye is dibromfluorescein, tribromfluorescein or tetrabromfluorescein. Many other causative agents of cheilitis have been reported in the literature. Various authors have reported cases of cheilitis due to the following: actinic or chemically active rays of sunlight,1 cold urticaria,2 carmine and anilin dyes in liquid rouge,3 trout,4 lipstick,5 methyl heptine carbonate in the perfume of lipstick,6 dental plates ("hecolite"),7 eosin dye in lipstick,8 denture creams containing oil of anise,9 lipstick in which local factors play a part,10 mouth washes and cigaret holders,11 derivatives of bromfluorescein (with photosensitization a factor to be considered), a husband's moustache wax, amalgam fillings for teeth, toothpaste and a preparation for gumsThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: