Cosmetics: allergies and reactions caused
Increasingly frequent are the cases of allergies due to the use of cosmetics and more frequent are the reactions that our skin shows. This problem, not easy to evaluate, it is taken with little consideration as in most cases has always presented the results of limited clinical importance, because the patient suffered from allergies in general or to consult their GP or apply a cream cortisone caused precisely by eliminating the reactions allergy.
Far the reactions are caused by contact dermatitis, the manager 's Institute Dermatologic San Gallicano Dott. San Gallicano Dermatological Dr. Cristaudo, in fact, tells us that statistically the reactions caused by allergies are a lot smaller than the reactions caused by contact dermatitis.
Only 7% of the population is allergic reactions to cosmetics compared with 14% suffering from contact dermatitis, and is to be taken into serious consideration the fact that the percentage increases if one takes into cause dermatitis on the face. The latter often depends on the type of product that has been used, wherever and by the way in which it was implemented, and of course the predisposition of each individual.
Prof. Ayala, director of the Dermatology Clinic, University Federico II of Naples, explains how worrisome allergic reactions caused by cosmetics, not only those affected but particularly for manufacturers. Says that even if these allergies are eradicated there will always be new allergens are ready to take the field and ready to give us serious trouble. Taking a journey from past to present, we can watch the various appearances of allergic skin reactions due to various preservatives used not only in the cosmetic market but also in drug research.
These allergies are discovered and eventually treated in centers that have specialized Dermatological different allergens to test saddle leather of all those suffering from various forms of allergies. To cope with the considerable increase of the phenomenon it was decided to create a sort of cosmetovigilance designed especially for testing and possibly discover any item included in products that can cause allergies.