PEARL (Boba or Tapioca): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 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? 10 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? 10 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
PLUSH TOY (Stuffed Animal): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 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? 10 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? 10 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
DUST MITES: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Dust Mites It's not the bite of this arachnid that's the main issue but its waste — more specifically, the membrane that sur... Read More
THIMEROSAL: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Thimerosal Merthiolate, thiomersalatem, sodium ethylmercury salicylate — thimerosal. This organic mercury is a top contact a... Read More
WATER: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen ... but (surprise!) an irritant! Water Water is life. We all need it to survive and it makes up a lot of our bodies. ... Read More
COMPOSITAE: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 10 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Compositae Compositae mix is a common contact allergen that's a regular feature in patch test trays. The Compositae or Aster... Read More