A retrospective analysis of contact allergy to lanolin. by S H Wakelin, H Smith, I R White, R J Rycroft, J P McFadden. The British journal of dermatology. Read more related scholarly scientific art...
Overview · Some people have a favorite wool sweater while others may itch just looking at it. Being sensitive to wool clothing and materials is very common. People report runny noses, watery eyes, and especially, a skin irritation when they wear wool. Beginning in the 1930s, doctors considered wool an allergen. However, as testing for allergies became more common, many people had negative results for wool. This frequent finding led some researchers to propose that wool allergy was a myth and t...
allergic contact dermatitis, cosmetic allergy, lanolin, patch testing, wool alcohols Issue Section: Original Articles © 2001 British Association of Dermatologists This article is published...
Objectives: To analyse the frequency of contact allergy to lanolin (wool alcohols) in a central London teaching hospital patch-test population. Methods: Review of 24,449 patients recorded...
Highly purified lanolin products (e.g., HPA lanolin, Lansinoh) have the pesticide and detergent residues removed and the natural free alcohols reduced to below 1.5% to improve safety and reduce the allergic potential.[1] However, even highly-purified lanolin should be avoided in patients with a known allergy to wool. Lanolin appears to be effective for the prevention and trea ...
A retrospective analysis of contact allergy to lanolin. by S H Wakelin, H Smith, I R White, R J Rycroft, J P McFadden. The British journal of dermatology. Read more related scholarly scientific art...
Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe the epidemiology of lanolin allergy and to assess trends in patch test reactions to lanolin over time. Methods: This study used a...
Contact reactions to lanolin ; Last reviewed: March 2023 ; Author(s): Dr Libby Whittaker, Medical Writer, New Zealand (2023) Previous contributors: Vanessa Ngan (2002) Reviewing dermatologist: Dr Ian Coulson ; Edited by the DermNet content department
Amended Safety Assessment of Lanolin-Derived Ingredients as... 9 lanolin-derived ingredients, most of which are reported to... The Panel concluded that these lanolin-derived ingredients are...
Abstract Several puzzling aspects of the use of lanolin are discussed as "lanolin paradoxes', in analogy with the 'paraben paradoxes'. Lanolin in topical therapeutic agents sensitizes a...