Abstract
An 18‐year‐old girl developed cheilitis. She had a past history of lip cream dermatitis, but the cause was not found. Patch tests with 2 lipsticks were strongly positive. Tests with the ingredients were positive to 2 aliphatic compounds, glyceryl diisostearate and diisostearyl malate. Impurities in the materials were suspected as the cause. Analysis by gas chromatography detected 3 chemicals in glyceryl diisostearate and 1 in diisostearyl malate as impurities. Patch testing with the impurities and glyceryl monoisostearate 0.01% pet in glyceryl diisostearate and isostearyl alcohol 0.25% pet in diisostearyl malate were strongly positive. The characteristics common to the 2 chemicals were liquidity at room temperature, branched C18aliphatic compound and primary alcohol. Chemicals lacking any of the above 3 features did not react.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 215-219 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Contact Dermatitis |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 04-1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Immunology and Allergy
- Dermatology