Methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone allergy — news, information, safe products, commentary and scientific research
A recent case report published in Contact Dermatitis in August serves as a useful reminder of the grey area between cosmetic products and certain medical products / devices or quasi-cosmetic products — and the potential dangers to those with allergies. The case…
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Is there methylisothiazolinone in food? This synthetic preservative has not been approved for food preservation, and neither have any of its relatives, such as methylchloroisothiazolinone. There should not be, nor should there ever have been, any MI in any products…
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Every methylisothiazolinone allergy sufferer knows their trigger is likely to be found in cosmetics, but many, I suspect, would not guess that it can turn up in mouthwash. Why? Well, Article 2 of the EU Cosmetics Regulation ((EC) No. 1223/2009)…
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