Dermatitis from contact with perfume
Piriou-Robaglia, A.; Robaglia, J.L.; Bonérandi, J.J.
Allergie et Immunologie 22(7): 274-279
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0397-9148 PMID: 2222762 Document Number: 359235
Contact dermatitis essentially involves those areas to which perfume is applied. The mixture of perfumes in the standard battery of the L.C.D.R.G. detects 70 to 80% of sensitised cases. The allergens that are most often involved are oak moss, isoeugenol and cinnamic aldehyde. Prevention of dermatitis requires, at individual level, use of non-perfumed cosmetics and at the industrial level, good observance of the international rules of I.F.R.A., aimed at limiting the frequency of occurrence.