(We should talk about) BRUNO: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Bruno Madrigal A lot of people feared Bruno because he was different and his powers were not well understood. He hims... Read More
BENZOYL PEROXIDE: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Benzoyl Peroxide This popular anti-acne medication is not on published lists of top contact allergens and there are r... Read More
BLUE, DISPERSE BLUE DYES: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Disperse Blue Dyes These dyes are top contact allergens, and big ones. The American Contact Dermatitis Society named Dispers... Read More
BASKET: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Basket There are some caveats for sure, but generally speaking there are few to no top contact allergens in a simple ... Read More
FLAVORING: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Flavoring While there are some natural extracts like ginger root that are not top contact allergens, many flavors (natural o... Read More
FOOD COLORING: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Food Coloring While some foods that naturally have a beautiful coloring (like the purple yam ube or yellow turmeric) might b... Read More
PLASTIC: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 11 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? 11 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
PEARL (Boba or Tapioca): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 12 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
STEVIA: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 12 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