348 Prevalence of skin allergy and irritation to cosmetics and associated factors in China: Lessons from more than 600,000 patch test case reactions from over 10,000 individual visits

Cosmetics are widely used in our daily life, and are known to be a common cause of skin allergy and irritation. Skin allergic and irritant reactions to cosmetics are routinely tested following a standard patch test protocol as a safety requirement in China. In order to learn the general prevalence of skin allergy and irritation to cosmetics and the associated factors, we have analyzed the data collected during 2011 and 2017 from a main testing center in Shanghai, China. The dataset includes 10178 individual visits (age 19-66), with an average number of 60 patch test case reactions per individual visit.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research