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Formaldehyde
Published in Kathleen Hess-Kosa, Indoor Air Quality, 2018
Beyond the previously mentioned airborne exposures, individuals inadvertently contribute to their own exposures by applying or using products that contain formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is used in cosmetics, shampoos, pharmaceutical products, medicines and vitamins, and perma-press clothing. If the container does not state the presence of formaldehyde, look for quaternium. Quaternium-15, a formaldehyde release agent, and similar preservatives (e.g., diazolidinyl urea) are found in conditioners, deodorant soaps, hairspray, styling mousse, fluoride toothpaste, mouthwash, mascara, hair coloring, and fingernail polish. See Table 13.2. These should be suspected when an individual has localized dermal complaints.
The risk factors for occupational contact dermatitis among workers in a medium density fiberboard furniture factory in Eastern Thailand
Published in Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2021
Anamai Thetkathuek, Tanongsak Yingratanasuk, Wiwat Ekburanawat, Wanlop Jaidee, Teerayuth Sa-ngiamsak
The standard test for allergic contact dermatitis used in this study was the patch test referred to as the Thin-layer Rapid Use Epicutaneous (TRUE) test.12,13 This can detect sensitivity to 23 chemicals, as follows: nickel sulfate, wool alcohols, neomycin sulfate, potassium dichromate, caine mix, fragrance mix, colophony, paraben mix, balsam of Peru, ethylenediamine dihydrochloride, cobalt chloride, p-tert-butylphenol, formaldehyde resin, epoxy resin, carba mix, black rubber mix, Cl + Me-isothiazolinone, quaternium-15, methyldibromo glutaronitrile, p-pdhenylenediamine, formaldehyde, mercapto mix, thiomersal, and thiuram mix.12 A blank patch, which contained no chemical, was also placed on the skin as a control.