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Journal Article 
Recurrent contact cheilitis because of glyceryl isostearate, diisostearyl maleate, oleyl alcohol, and Lithol Rubine BCA in lipsticks 
Inui, S; Azukizawa, H; Katayama, I 
2009 
Yes 
Contact Dermatitis
ISSN: 0105-1873
EISSN: 1600-0536 
60 
4 
231-232 
English 
19338598 
WOS:000264609700014 
A 28-year-old woman presented with a several year history of persistent itchy and scaly erythema on the lips, which appeared after using five different kinds of lipsticks, A–E. Because we suspected contact dermatitis to ingredients of these lipsticks, we patch tested her with the lipsticks A–E (as is) and the ingredients of lipsticks D and E provided by the manufacturers. The patient showed positive reactions to all lipsticks and oleyl alcohol (10% pet.), diisostearyl maleate (40% pet.), glyceryl isostearate (1% pet.), and Lithol Rubine BCA (Pigment Red 57, Red 202; CAS 5281-04-91) (1% pet.) (Table 1). These concentrations were the same as those in lipsticks D and E. Three normal controls showed negative reactions to these ingredients. Our patient stopped using these lipsticks, now only occasionally using lip cream free from these allergens and she is now symptom free. 
diisostearyl maleate; glyceryl isostearate; lipstick; Lithol Rubine BCA; oleyl alcohol 
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