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This patient information on
Propylene Glycol is provided by John L. Meisenheimer, M.D. a board certified Dermatologist
and skin care specialist based in Orlando, Florida. This information is
not intended as a substitute for the medical advice or treatment of a dermatologist or other
physician.
The results from your patch testing showed a positive reaction (contact allergy)
to Propylene Glycol. Your immune system reacts with its defense mechanisms with
each exposure of Propylene Glycol to your skin. It is unknown why certain
individuals develop allergic sensitivities. In some it may take repeat exposures
over long periods of time before an allergy develops. Once you have become
sensitized (allergic) your immune system always "remembers" and will be
propylene glycol sensitive. If you currently have eczema this chemical may be
the cause but other factors may play a role as well. The information below will
help you avoid this allergen.
Used widely as a vehicle for topical medicines, cosmetics, foods and
industry. It may also be used as a food additive.
Where is chemical found?
►Antifreeze
►Antiperspirants
►Automotive brake fluid
►Baby lotions or creams
►Bakers Coconut
►Cake & cake mixes
►Cerumenex drops
►Chloromycetin otic
►Cortisporin Otic solution
►Cortisporin Otic suspension
►Diaper wipes
►Dream-Whit Whipped Topping Mix
►Duncan Hines cake mixes
►Ear drops
►EKG Gels
►Food colors
►Food machinery lubricant
►Food preservative
►Glass cleaner
►Hellman's Big H (Sandwich mix)
►Household cleaning products
►Humectant for tobacco
►Inhibitor of fermentation
►Injectable valium
►KY Jelly
►Lidosporin Otic solution
►Lipstick
►Lotions
►Medication patches
►Orlex HC otic drops
►Orlex Otic drops
►Otic Neo-Cort-Dome suspension.
►Otic Tridesilon Solution
►Otobione-Otic suspension
►Pfeiffer Cole Slaw
►Plasticizer
►Pyocidin-Otic
►Resin
►Room deodorizers
►Salad Dressings
►Soft drinks
►Tape
►Tympagesic
►Vaginal cream
►VoSol HC Otic Solution
►VoSol Otic Solution
►Wise butter flavor popcorn
Hints on avoiding chemical:
►Choose products listed only on your
personalized Contact Allergen Database, which has been provided to you. Products
listed on your contact allergen resource database will be free of Propylene
Glycol 30% aq. and safe to use.
►Please be aware that if your spouse or
significant other uses topical skin care products that contain this chemical
skin-to-skin transfer may occur to you.
►It may take 2 to 3 weeks of avoiding
exposure before improvement of your eruption begins.
Other names you may see this chemical:
1,2-Dihydroxypropane
1,2-Propanediol
Methyl glycol
© John L. Meisenheimer, M.D.
2004 WWW.OrlandoSkinDoc.com
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