title: Allergy to ingredients of vehicles.
abstract: Common ingredients of vehicles such as perfumes, antibacterial agents, emulsifiers and other surface active agents, propylene 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 over 1% of those tested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009823:Ointment Bases / Q000009:adverse effects; D010226:Parabens / Q000009:adverse effects; D010476:Perfume / Q000009:adverse effects; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000009:adverse effects; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013011:Sorbic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D013849:Thimerosal / Q000009:adverse effects; D014935:Wool
chemical_list: D009823:Ointment Bases; D010226:Parabens; D010476:Perfume; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D014677:Pharmaceutical Vehicles; D013849:Thimerosal; D013011:Sorbic Acid