PLASTIC: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen ... but be cautious Plastic This is an interesting call. As a rule, plastics contain lots of allergens like dyes, acr... Read More
BUTTERFLY, CATERPILLAR, MOTH: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Butterfly, Caterpillar, Moth These insects might not make it to a patch test tray but many of the things they come into cont... Read More
SHOES: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Shoes So many types of footwear (sandals, pumps, boots, sneakers, water socks, etc.) have so many top contact allergens that... Read More
PEARL (Boba or Tapioca): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen ... but may cross react Pearl (Boba or Tapioca) Bubble tea (also called milk tea or milk boba tea) is a Taiwanese dri... Read More
PEARL (Oyster): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Pearl (Oyster) Harvesting pearls yourself might put your skin at risk of things that could irritate it, but otherwise... Read More
SAFETY HELMET: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Safety Helmet This important piece of equipment for biking, sports, construction, and certain occupations saves lives but ca... Read More
STEVIA: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen ... yet Stevia Anecdotal reports of reactions to stevia — contact or IgE-mediated — are so rare that it is not normal... Read More
PLUSH TOY (Stuffed Animal): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Plush Toy (Stuffed Animal) "Teddy" may be your little one's cuddliest pal but many plush toys are contact allergen-heavy. To... Read More
PPD (Paraphenylenediamine): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen PPD (Paraphenylenediamine) American Contact Dermatitis Society‘s Allergen of the Year in 2006, PPD or paraphenylenediamine i... Read More
FACIAL CLEANSING BRUSHES: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 3 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen ... irritant & acnegen, too Facial Cleansing Brushes Popular for their surface exfoliation and deeper clean, facial clea... Read More