Methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone allergy — news, information, safe products, commentary and scientific research
The MI Free website has been neglected of late, with a lack of regular posts and some key pages in need of update, but I hope subscribers and long-standing readers will forgive me when they learn the reason — that…
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Dos años después de la publicación del exitoso libro en inglés, Living with Methylisothiazolinone Allergy, hoy llega una traducción al español, totalmente actualizada y dirigida a lectores españoles y latinoamericanos. Nombrado ‘Alérgeno del Año’ en 2013, la metilisotiazolinona (MI) es…
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Two years on from the publication of Living with Methylisothiazolinone Allergy, and much delayed due to covid, other time-consuming projects, as well as to under-estimating the volume of work involved in tackling a project of this kind, I’m very happy…
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A new published paper stopped me in my tracks recently — Isothiazolinone Detection in Dish Soap and Personal Care Products: Comparison of Lovibond Isothiazolinone Test Kit and Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. There’s an isothiazolinone test kit? Who knew? According to…
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It seems like an appropriate moment to offer some information on the only real story in town at the moment — that of the COVID-19 pandemic — and how it might affect those with ACD, to both MI and other…
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Apologies to those who have been waiting for this, but happy to announce that Living with Methylisothiazolinone Allergy is now available in ebook format through a wider selection of outlets than merely Amazon — namely Apple, Scribd, Barnes & Noble,…
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Following my recent piece on the research into isothiazolinones in glues, I set about looking for glues free from MI and related preservatives. Sourcing safe options hasn’t been easy, but here’s what I’ve found out so far, with hopefully more…
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The abstract of an interesting new study set to appear in Dermatitis Journal has just been published looking at US consumer adhesives — ie glues. Read it here. The aim was to examine popular glues for isothiazolinone content, not only…
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It’s not often that the ‘quirkier’ scientific papers or case studies published regarding methylisothiazolinone or other related preservatives make it into the mainstream media. So when this paper was published in Pediatric Dermatology in January, reporting on the case of…
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Because some readers may not wish to shop directly from Amazon, or because some live in countries where the new paperback edition cannot yet be ordered, I’m now pleased to be able to offer copies of Living with Methylisothiazolinone Allergy…
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