Is benzyl alcohol a significant contact sensitizer?
Johannes GeierBarbara K Ballmer-WeberTimo BuhlJ Rieker-SchwienbacherVera MahlerHeinrich DickelSteffen Schubertnull nullPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2022)
Sensitization to benzyl alcohol occurs very rarely, mainly in patients with stasis dermatitis. In view of our results, benzyl alcohol cannot be regarded as a significant contact allergen, and therefore marking it as skin sensitizer 1B and labelling it with H 317 is not helpful.
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