Isopropyl myristate contact allergy: could your moisturizer be the culprit?

Philip L Tong; Elizabeth T Chow

doi:10.1111/cod.12799

Isopropyl myristate contact allergy: could your moisturizer be the culprit?

Contact Dermatitis. 2017 Sep;77(3):184-185. doi: 10.1111/cod.12799.

Authors

Philip L Tong^{1

2

3}, Elizabeth T Chow¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Liverpool Hospital, 2170, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Immune Imaging Program, Centenary Institute, 2042, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Discipline of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 28766802
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12799

No abstract available

Keywords: CAS no. 110-27-0; allergic contact dermatitis; case report; cosmetics; emollient; isopropyl myristate; moisturizer; penetration enhancer; sensitizer; solvent; tetradecanoic acid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myristates / adverse effects*
Skin Cream / adverse effects*
Skin Cream / chemistry

Substances

Myristates
isopropyl myristate