Eczema patients & perfume allergy
Approximately one in ten eczema patients suffer from perfume allergy, but it is unknown to what extent perfume allergies affect the course of eczema disease. There are also few studies on quality of life among patients with skin allergies to perfumes.
The method to detect perfume allergy is continuously reviewed , since the fragrances that are added to cosmetic products are changing and new fragrances that consumers may develop allergy towards are introduced.
This study examines the incidence of allergy to the relatively new screening method to detect perfume allergy, fragrance mix II, and which cosmetic products that have been the cause of the allergy. Quality of life and illness among eczema patients are also studied. Moreover, the incidence of allergy to new fragrances will be documented.
The research is carried out by Medical Doctor, PhD-fellow Maria Vølund Heisterberg.
Perfume & cocktail effects
Perfumes are a mixture of 10-300 different fragrances, many of which can be allergenic. It is not known whether individual allergens enhance each other so that allergies are easier developed if a person is exposed to several chemically unrelated fragrances at a time.
Various fragrances, natural and 'artificial' mixed fragrances with allergenic potential will be tested on mice.
The research is carried out by MSc, PhD Charlotte Menné Bonefeld from the Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen in cooperation with the National Allergy Research Centre.
