GYM: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Gyms, Yoga Studios, etc. You can't patch test a gym so it's never going to make it to published lists of top contact allerge... Read More
PILLOWS: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Allergen Pillows You're not going to see "pillows" on published contact allergen lists but you'll probably see quite a few of the mat... Read More
BEETS: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Beets, Beetroot This gorgeously hued tuber is a popular ingredient in homemade cosmetics and (yay!) is not a top cont... Read More
BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER (Blue Tea): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen Butterfly Pea Flower Clitoria Ternatea, more commonly called butterfly pea flower, blue tea or blue ternate, is from ... Read More
CASTOR OIL (PEG-40): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen PEG-40 Castor Oil PEG-40 Castor Oil is what is usually used in cosmetics. It is not on published lists of top contact... Read More
HYDROQUINONE: Allergen or Not An Allergen? 2 months ago Laura Allergen, Not An Allergen, Featured ••• Not An Allergen ... but be cautious Hydroquinone This popular skin bleaching cream is neither on published contact allergen lists nor... Read More
BRUNO (We should talk about): Allergen or Not An Allergen? 1 year 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? 1 year 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? 1 year 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? 1 year 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