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Contact allergy to 4-isopropyl dibenzoylmethane and 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor in the sunscreen Eusolex 8021 |
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| Authors: | Anton C de Groot Henk B van der Walle Berend A Jagtman J Willem Weyland |
| Institution: | Department of Dermatology, Willem-Alexander Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 90152, 5200 MD's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands;Department of Dermatology, Malberg Gemeenteziekenhuis, Wagnerlaan 55, 6815 AA Arnhem, The Netherlands;Department of Dermatology, St. Maartens Gasthuis, P.O. Box 1926, 5900 BX Venlo, The Netherlands;Department of Cosmetics, Food Inspection Service, P.O. Box 777, 7500 AT Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | 10 cases of contact allergy from the sunscreen Eusolex 8021 are reported. 5 patients were sensitized to a lipstick, 4 to a sunscreen cream, and 1 reacted to several cosmetic creams. Of 9 patients tested with the 2 ingredients of Eusolex 8021, 5 proved to be allergic to both (chemically unrelated) constituents: 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane and 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor; 4 were allergic to 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane only. Contact allergy to this recently introduced broad spectrum sunscreen may not be rare. The relevant literature is reviewed. |
| Keywords: | Contact allergy cosmetics sunscreen lipstick 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor Eusolex 8021 Eusolex 8020 Eusolex 6300 |