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Contact urticaria due to phenoxyethanol in an aftershave.

Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug (2009-10-07)
Dunia Lujan, Buenaventura Hernandez-Machin, Yeray Peñate, Leopoldo Borrego
ABSTRACT

The occurrence of pruritus immediately after application of an aftershave product is usually due to irritant contact dermatitis. We report a case of contact urticaria in a male patient, produced by an aftershave product containing phenoxyethanol.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
2-Phenoxyethanol, ≥99%
Supelco
2-Phenoxyethanol, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
Supelco
2-Phenoxyethanol, analytical standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, ≥90%