Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Glycerin in a Moisturizing Cream
October 2003
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Contact dermatitis
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TLDR Glycerin in hand cream can cause allergic skin reactions.
A 29-year-old woman developed patchy eczema due to an allergic reaction to glycerin in her hand cream, confirmed by patch testing. Avoiding glycerin resolved her symptoms. This case highlighted that, although rare, glycerin could act as a contact allergen. Previous reports of glycerin-induced allergic contact dermatitis were limited, with only one author reporting two cases out of thousands tested.
