Treat contact dermatitis by avoiding irritating ingredients
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"The key to warding off skin reactions to specific cosmetic products is to stop using the offending products, as treatment will fail if exposure continues, and desensitization cannot be done, says an associate professor at McGill University in Montreal.
"It's surprising how little we know about the products we use," says Denis Sasseville, M.D., a past president of the Canadian Contact Dermatitis Society and director of the Contact Dermatitis Clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. "Patch testing is the key (to identifying allergic reactions)."
Dr. Sasseville says that while the incidence of adverse reactions to cosmetics including soaps, perfumes, deodorants, make-up, nail polish, hair products, fragrances and sunscreens remains low, it still represents more than 50 percent of skin reactions that present at his clinic.
"Many patients say that they are allergic, but they are not," Dr. Sasseville explains. "After a comprehensive investigation, we find out that they have irritancy and not true allergy.""
"It's surprising how little we know about the products we use," says Denis Sasseville, M.D., a past president of the Canadian Contact Dermatitis Society and director of the Contact Dermatitis Clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. "Patch testing is the key (to identifying allergic reactions)."
Dr. Sasseville says that while the incidence of adverse reactions to cosmetics including soaps, perfumes, deodorants, make-up, nail polish, hair products, fragrances and sunscreens remains low, it still represents more than 50 percent of skin reactions that present at his clinic.
"Many patients say that they are allergic, but they are not," Dr. Sasseville explains. "After a comprehensive investigation, we find out that they have irritancy and not true allergy.""
