Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights
Methylisothiazolinone (MI), along with Kathon™ CG (methylchloroisothiazolinone/MI), are widely used preservatives to prevent bacterial overgrowth in aqueous solutions of various types of cosmetic, household, and industrial products. Because of its high sensitising power and widespread use, MI is c...
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| description | Methylisothiazolinone (MI), along with Kathon™ CG (methylchloroisothiazolinone/MI), are widely used
preservatives to prevent bacterial overgrowth in aqueous solutions of various types of cosmetic, household,
and industrial products. Because of its high sensitising power and widespread use, MI is currently one of
the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis, both in our private lives and in the occupational
field. As it was thought that MI had less sensitivity capacity, it started to be commercialised separately,
and a new epidemic of sensitisation to these preservatives has been observed in recent years. MI should be included separately in the standard patch testing series. Also, the use of isothiazolinones should be
revised, and legislative measures from the competent authorities should be implemented in order to resolve
this problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bb1c15fd6164b369d9422bab30ca2e82022-12-22T00:28:01ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Dermatology2054-62112013-11-0121101105Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New InsightsAna Rita Rodrigues-Barata0Luis Conde-Salazar1Contact Dermatitis Unit, Department of Dermatology, Grupo Dermatología Pedro Jaén, Madrid, Spain Contact Dermatitis Unit, Department of Dermatology, Grupo Dermatología Pedro Jaén, Madrid, Spain Methylisothiazolinone (MI), along with Kathon™ CG (methylchloroisothiazolinone/MI), are widely used preservatives to prevent bacterial overgrowth in aqueous solutions of various types of cosmetic, household, and industrial products. Because of its high sensitising power and widespread use, MI is currently one of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis, both in our private lives and in the occupational field. As it was thought that MI had less sensitivity capacity, it started to be commercialised separately, and a new epidemic of sensitisation to these preservatives has been observed in recent years. MI should be included separately in the standard patch testing series. Also, the use of isothiazolinones should be revised, and legislative measures from the competent authorities should be implemented in order to resolve this problem.https://emj.emg-health.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Methylisothiazolinone-and-Methylchloroisothiazolinone-New-Insights.pdfcontact dermatitiscontact allergypreservativecosmeticsmethylisothiazolinonemethylchloroisothiazolinone |
| spellingShingle | Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata Luis Conde-Salazar Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights European Medical Journal Dermatology contact dermatitis contact allergy preservative cosmetics methylisothiazolinone methylchloroisothiazolinone |
| title | Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights |
| title_full | Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights |
| title_fullStr | Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights |
| title_short | Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone New Insights |
| title_sort | methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone new insights |
| topic | contact dermatitis contact allergy preservative cosmetics methylisothiazolinone methylchloroisothiazolinone |
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