Allergic contact dermatitis prevention

They are unlikely to prevent an allergic contact dermatitis. 

Kutting, B., Brehler, R., and Traupe, H., Allergic contact dermatitis in children strategies of prevention and risk management, Eur.. J. Dermato.l, 14, 80, 2004. 

Strategies in the prevention of allergic contact dermatitis include ... 

Some antioxidants are used more specifically in sunscreen products and also in moisturizing products to prevent aging but are rare causes of allergic contact dermatitis in such preparations, for example, tocopherol (vitamin E) acetate, retinol palmitate,67 and ascorbic acid (vitamin C).68... 

Healy, J., S. Johnson, M. C. Little, and S. McNeil. 1998. An in vitro study of the use of chelating agents in cleaning nickel-contaminated human skin an alternative approach to preventing nickel allergic contact dermatitis. Contact Derm. 59(4) 171-81. 

To diagnose and prevent allergic contact dermatitis, the demonstration of allergens in products from the patient s environment is important. With various chemical methods it can be possible to demonstrate the presence or absence of known allergens in products, and to isolate and identify new allergens. However, chemical methods have limitations, and false-positive as well as false-negative results can be obtained, especially when simple methods are used. 

Marks JG Jr, Fowler JF Jr, Sherertz EF, Rietschel RL (1995) Prevention of poison ivy and poison oak allergic contact dermatitis by quaternium-18 bentonite. J Am Acad Dermatol 33 212-216... 

Tertiary prevention of occupational skin disease addresses mainly chronic irritant hand dermatitis or allergic contact dermatitis. Apart from clearing the current skin disease, efforts should be directed toward a marked improvement of working conditions, e.g., completely eliminating skin contact with known indi-... 

The causes of chronicity from occupational contact dermatitis are usually multifactorial. Most studies indicated that allergic contact dermatitis is less likely to lead to chronicity than irritant contact dermatitis. The risk factor for chronicity of dermatitis in patients with contact dermatitis appears to be determined by the type or causes of contact dermatitis, the presence of atopy, and job change. The prognosis of contact dermatitis appears to be better in recent years. This improvement could be due to better understanding of the nature and causes of occupational contact dermatitis, availability of better diagnostic procedures and better health education, and preventive measures against occupational contact dermatitis. 

Kanerva L, Bjorkner B, Estlander T, et al. (1996) Plastic materials occupational exposure, skin irritancy and its prevention. In van der Valk PGM, Maibach HI (eds) The irritant contact dermatitis syndrome. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 127-55 Kanerva L, Lauerma A, Estlander T, et al. (1996b) Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by photobonded sculptured nails and a review of (meth)acrylates in nail cosmetics. Am J Contact Dermat 7 109... 

Until ammonium persulfate, used to bleach flour, was prohibited in most countries in the 1950s, bakers often became sensitised to this substance. A law against the addition of ammonium persulfate to flour was one of the early steps taken to prevent occupational allergic contact dermatitis (Rietschel and Fowler 1995). 

Lovell CR, Dannaker CJ, White IR (1985) Allergic contact dermatitis from X Cupressocyparis leylandii and shared allergenicity with colophony. Contact Dermatitis 13 344-345 Marks JG, Fowler JF, Sheretz EF, et al. (1995) Prevention of poison ivy and poison oak allergic contact dermatitis by quaternium-18 Bentonite. J Am Acad Dermatol 33 212-216 Massmanian A (1998) Contact dermatitis due to Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd, simulating a phototoxic reaction. Contact Dermatitis 38 113-114... 

Allergic contact dermatitis in this occupational setting is not very frequent and is mainly due to rubber products used for skin protection (gloves, aprons, rubber boots) or from medicaments used to treat or prevent dry skin (lanolin) or skin infection... 

A 2005 amendment to the COSHH Regulations prohibits the supply of cement which has a concentration of more than two parts per million of chromium VI. This measure is designed to prevent allergic contact dermatitis when wet cement comes into contact with the skin. However, since the strong alkalinity of cement will remain, there is still the potential for skin burns. 

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