Cosmetic Habits and Cosmetic Contact Dermatitis in Children

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by cosmetic products.

Contact dermatitis due to cosmetic products is a common dermatologic complaint that considerably affects the patient's quality of life. Diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies represent a substantial cost. This condition accounts for 2% to 4% of all visits to the dermatologist, and approximately 60% of cases are allergic in origin. Most cases are caused by skin hygiene and moisturizing ...

Use of Contact Glass for Cosmetic Purpose.

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Adhesion of Acanthamoeba on Cosmetic Contact Lenses

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the adhesion of Acanthamoeba trophozoites on cosmetic contact lenses (CLs) with and without CL care multipurpose solution (MPS) treatment. METHODS Acanthamoeba lugdunensis L3a trophozoites were inoculated onto disks trimmed from CLs: 1-day Acuvue moist, 1-day Acuvue define, Acuvue 2, and Acuvue 2 define. After 18-hour inoculation, the number of adherent...

Evaluation of Cosmetic Dermatitis in the Rohilkhand Region

Background: Cosmetics have been used since the oldest known civilizations, and nowadays almost everybody resorts to beauty products.. Reactions to cosmetics constitute a small but significant number of cases of contact dermatitis that can present with varied appearances. Aims and objective: evaluate cosmetic dermatitis using cosmetics. Methods: The study was performed over a period of 6 months,...

Contact urticaria induced by hydrolyzed wheat protein in cosmetic cream.