The unsuspected power of mare's milk

Donkey's milk allergy

“…Similar cases of immediate reaction secondary to percutaneously sensitization have been described with soy‐based ingredients in cosmetic products, mare's milk‐based organic cosmetics and oat proteins contained in topical products …”

Lysozyme, a new allergen in donkey's milk

“…In our cases, the allergy was induced through a percutaneous pathway, as they never ingested DM before. This is consistent with previous data, describing how cosmetics containing food proteins could be a risk of subsequent development of allergic reactions in patients with skin barrier dysfunctions such as in patient 2 and in very similar case reports of food allergy to DM and HM …”

“…This is consistent with previous data, describing how cosmetics containing food proteins could be a risk of 6,7 such as in patient 2 and in very similar case reports of food allergy to DM 3 and HM. 8,9 In conclusion, we identified lysozyme as a molecule responsible for allergic reactions to DM. The high cross-reactivity with HM lysozyme is suggesting caution when using HM in DM-allergic subjects and vice versa.…”

Natural ingredients in cosmetic products—A suggestion for a screening series for skin allergy

“…A few cases describing type I sensitization induced by cosmetic products containing mare´s milk have been reported, as well as anaphylaxis to ingested mare´s milk. [20][21][22][23][24] Cross-sensitization between cow´s milk and mare´s milk is rare. 24,25 One case report has described type I and IV allergic reactions to donkey´s milk in a patient previously known with atopic dermatitis, who had been treated with donkeyʼs milkcontaining topical products.…”