Eyelid dermatitis caused by an eyelash former

Abstract

Opium alkaloids can cause immunological reactions. Cross-sensitization among them must be considered in these situations.

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by nickel in a green eye pencil

“…Allergic contact dermatitis caused by nickel in make‐up products, namely eye‐pencils (5), mascara (6), eye shadow (3, 7), and foundation products (8), and instruments, such as an eyelash curler (9, 10), have been reported in the literature. The thin stratum corneum and intermittent exposure to sweat on the eyelids have been associated with increased nickel skin absorption from make‐up products, allowing lower nickel concentrations to elicit a reaction (1).…”