Contact allergy to 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane and 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor in the sunscreen Eusolex 8021 | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

1616870

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Contact allergy to 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane and 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor in the sunscreen Eusolex 8021

Author(s)

de Groot, AC; van der Walle, HB; Jagtman, BA; Weyland, JW

Year

1987

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Contact Dermatitis
ISSN: 0105-1873
EISSN: 1600-0536

Volume

Issue

Page Numbers

249-254

Language

English

PMID

3621925

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.