“…Contact sensitivity to hydroxyethyl salicylate (ethyleneglycol monosalicylic acid ester), an active ingredient of Venosin ® gel (Klinge Pharma, Munich, Germany), Bayolin ® cream (Bayer Austria, Vienna, Austria) and Ambenat ® ointment (Merckle, Blaubeuren, Germany), has been reported in 1 case only (1). Allergies to other salicylates also seem to be rare (2–4).…”