Contact blepharoconjunctivitis due to black henna — A case report

Pas-Wyroślak, Alicja; Wiszniewska, Marta; Krêcisz, Beata; Świerczyńska-Machura, Dominika; Pałczyński, Cezary; Walusiak‐Skorupa, Jolanta

doi:10.2478/s13382-012-0019-5

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“…The application of black henna as a dye for eyebrows and eyelashes led to periocular dermatitis and blepharoconjunctivitis in a PPD‐allergic woman . Dyeing hair with black henna resulted in allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp and face, with upper airway obstruction, in a 15‐year‐old girl; patch tests were not performed .…”

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Side‐effects of henna and semi‐permanent ‘black henna’ tattoos: a full review

Groot¹

2013

Contact Dermatitis

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SummaryHenna, the dried and powdered leaf of Lawsonia inermis, is widely used as a dye for the skin, hair, and nails, and as an expression of body art, especially in Islamic and Hindu cultures. As it stains the skin reddish-brown, it is also called red henna. Black henna is the combination of red henna with p-phenylenediamine (PPD), and is used for temporary 'black henna tattoos'. This article provides a full review of the side-effects of topical application of red and black henna, both cutaneous (allergic and non-allergic) and systemic. Red henna appears to be generally safe, with rare instances of contact allergy and type I hypersensitivity reactions. In children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, topical application of henna may cause life-threatening haemolysis. Black henna tattoos will induce contact allergy to its ingredient PPD at an estimated frequency of 2.5%. Once sensitized, the patients may experience allergic contact dermatitis from the use of hair dyes containing PPD. There are often cross-reactions to other hair dyes, dyes used in textiles, local anaesthetics, and rubber chemicals. The sensitization of children to PPD may have important consequences for health and later career prospects. Systemic toxicity of black henna has been reported in certain African countries.

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Side‐effects of henna and semi‐permanent ‘black henna’ tattoos: a full review

Groot¹

2013

Contact Dermatitis

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“…9 Despite the ever-increasing use of black henna as a tattooing agent, ocular complications are rare and mostly in the form of allergic blepharoconjunctivitis. 10 To the best of our knowledge, conjunctival, plical, and caruncular black henna accumulation have not been reported in the Englishlanguage literature.…”

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Black Henna Deposits Masquerading a Melanoma of the Plica Semilunaris

Kiratli,

Rustamova,

Koç

et al. 2023

Cornea

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe a rare case of conjunctival black henna accumulation that was clinically misdiagnosed as melanoma. Methods: This retrospective case report reviewed the clinical findings and histopathologic features of a pigmented plica semilunaris lesion excised from a 63-year-old woman. The patient had a history of regular use of black henna in her childhood. The conjunctival pigmentation was present since her early teenage years but started to grow only recently. Results: There was a darkly pigmented mass mainly covering the plica semilunaris of the right eye with additional irregularly scattered pigmentation in the medial bulbar conjunctiva. Excisional biopsy of the plical tumor revealed nodular pigment deposits with lymphocytic infiltration. There were no neoplastic cells. The specimen stained negative for pan-keratin, CD68, and CD34. Melanin bleaching was also negative. Conclusions: Long-term exposure to black henna as a hair dye may lead to subconjunctival accumulation and mimic melanoma.

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“…Some eyelash dyes are known to cause ocular symptoms such as blepharon-conjunctivitis and even facial oedema, especially when the product in question is homemade [30]. Henna is particularly implicated in such problems [31,32].…”

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Analysis of 275 DIY recipes for eye cosmetics and their possible safety issues

Couteau

Girard

Coiffard

2022

Intern J of Cosmetic Sci

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Some consumers have become very suspicious of certain health products such as medicines, medical devices and cosmetics. This can lead them to choose to make such products themselves. The aim of this work was therefore to analyse recipes for eye makeup and makeup removal products, as well as eyelash and eye contour care products. We collected recipes for do-it-yourself products found on blogs and social media (YouTube channels, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok) in French and English and then analyse their composition as well as how practical it is to make these recipes. We compiled and studied 275 recipes for products that can be used in or around the eye (periocular area). This work has shown that the quantities of the various ingredients are very imprecise, that the proposed substances are not suitable for the intended use and that the preservation of the finished products is not sufficiently guaranteed. The results obtained suggest that recipes for products intended for use in the eye or in the periocular area are not safe to use and that their use is likely to have relatively serious consequences. K E Y W O R D Sdo it yourself, eye, periocular area, recipes RésuméCertaines personnes sont devenues très méfiantes vis-à-vis des différents produits de santé que sont les médicaments, les dispositifs médicaux et les cosmétiques.Dans ce contexte, elles font le choix de réaliser elles-mêmes leurs produits. Le but de ce travail était l'analyse de recettes de produits de maquillage et de démaquillage des yeux, ainsi que de produits de soin des cils et du contour des yeux. Dans cet objectif, nous avons collecté des recettes de produits à faire soi-même sur des blogues et des médias sociaux (chaînes YouTube, comptes Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram et Tiktok) de langue française et de langue anglaise, puis nous les avons analysé d'un point de vue de leur réalisation pratique et de leur composition.275 recettes de produits utilisables au niveau de l'oeil ou de la zone périoculaire ont ainsi été compilées et étudiées. Il ressort de ce travail que les quantités des différents ingrédients sont très imprécises, que les substances proposées neThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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Contact blepharoconjunctivitis due to black henna — A case report

Cited by 10 publications

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Side‐effects of henna and semi‐permanent ‘black henna’ tattoos: a full review

Side‐effects of henna and semi‐permanent ‘black henna’ tattoos: a full review

Black Henna Deposits Masquerading a Melanoma of the Plica Semilunaris

Analysis of 275 DIY recipes for eye cosmetics and their possible safety issues

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