Contact Dermatitis

Allergic contact dermatitis is a skin condition caused by an allergic reaction to an allergen. The most common type of allergen found in clothing is latex or natural rubber. However, other allergens such as color dyes, formaldehyde resins, chromates, nickel, perfumes, glue, leathers, and pesticides have been known to cause allergic contact dermatitis. The skin may react to these allergens in several ways such as redness, itching, swelling, and in more extreme cases, blisters.

In some clothing brands, these allergens may exist either as a material in the garment or during the manufacturing process. It is critical that someone who has allergic contact dermatitis isolate themselves from such allergens especially when wearing undergarments.

Cottonique’s manufacturing plant facilities are kept free and clean of any of these allergens, making Cottonique products truly HYPOALLERGENIC in every aspect.

We tag our underwear as “THE MOST SKIN FRIENDLY UNDERWEAR.”

For extremely sensitive skin, try our Nothing But Cotton collection.

Body Area

Suspected Substance

Possible Allergen

Scalp

hair dye

P-phenylenediamine, phenol

Face

cosmetics

formaldehyde, diazolidinyl urea, Quaternium-15, benzyl alcohol, Glycerine, phenol

Face

after shave

phenol

Lips

lipstick

Carnauba wax, lanolin

Hands

rubber gloves

mercaptobenzothiazole, latex

Body

deodorant

phenol

Body

soap

formaldehyde, glycerine

Body

wrinkle-resistant clothes

formaldehyde

Body

clothing

P-phenylenediamine, phenol, formaldehyde

Body

dyes

chromium

Body

elastic in clothes

latex, spandex

Genital Area

contraceptive creams

formaldehyde, nonoxynol

Genital Area

condoms

latex

Feet

shoes

Colophony, (soles) latex