(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
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
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
SHOES: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 12 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? 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
SAFETY HELMET: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 12 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? 12 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
THIMEROSAL: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 12 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