Perfume dermatitis. a study of 20 patients.
Patch tests to several screening sets of fragrance materials were performed on 20 perfume-sensitive patients. The most common allergens were found to be a jasmin synthetic (18 of 20 patients), cinnamic alcohol (15 of 20 patients), and hydroxycitronella (9 of 20 patients). More than half of the patients were also contact sensitive to other ingredients of cosmetics and over-the-counter and prescription preparations.
D000368:Aged; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010476:Perfume / Q000009:adverse effects*
D003358:Cosmetics; D010476:Perfume