Contact dermatitis due to oleyl alcohol

Contact dermatitis caused by fatty alcohols: may polyethoxylation of the fatty alcohols influence their sensitizing potential?

“…The case reported highlights the allergenic potential of emulsifiers, and indicates the possibility of multiple reactions to different fatty alcohols, a fact occasionally reported in the literature (2, 6). Moreover, it also shows that the level of polyethoxylation of the fatty alcohols can influence their allergenic response.…”

Patch testing with components of water‐based metalworking fluids: results of a multicentre study with a second series

“…as well as 30% pet. are recommended for patch testing with oleyl alcohol, and no overly irritating properties of the higher test concentration have been reported (9, 11, 29). Hence, it might be that we missed some clinically relevant sensitizations to oleyl alcohol by testing at 10% pet.…”

Allergic contact dermatitis from oleyl alcohol in Elidel® cream

“…Oleyl alcohol is a long‐chain fatty alcohol often used as an emulsifier in the production of lubricants, papers, printing inks, cutting fluids, and cosmetics but only rarely used in topical drugs. Lipstick dermatitis resulting from oleyl alcohol was first described in 1960 (13), and since then there have been scattered reports of allergic reactions to oleyl alcohol, primarily in cosmetics (14, 15). Oleyl alcohol might be a more common allergen than the relatively few reports indicate, as it is not tested on a routine basis.…”