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What Causes Extreme Facial Flushing, Excessive Sweating And Breathing Difficulty After Using Cosmetics?

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Posted on Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Question: I am allergic to adhesive. And I also get face flushing, sweating and my throat feels like it is choking when I used certain cosmetics. How can I get allergy testing for skin and hair product allergies?
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Patch testing is available for this.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Allergy to cosmetic products is common in females. In general 2-4 % of females are suffering from cosmetic products allergy.
Accurate testing is available for this kind of allergies.
Patch testing is available.
In this test patch containing various allergens is used.
Allergens are substances commonly used in cosmetics.
Commonly used allergens are
1 Amercholl
2 Theomersal
3     Benzyl alcohol
4     Benzyl salicylate
5     Bronopol
6     Butylated hydroxyl anisole
7     Butylated hydroxyl toluene
8     Cetyl alcohol
9     Chloroacetamide
10     Chloroxylenol
11     Gallate mix
12     Geranium oil
13     Oxybenzone
14     Benzotriazole
15     Imidazolidinyl urea
16     Isopropyl myristate
17     Jasmine absolute
18     Lavender absolute
19     Musk mix
20 Cetrimide etc.
So better to get done patch testing.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Extreme Facial Flushing, Excessive Sweating And Breathing Difficulty After Using Cosmetics?

Brief Answer: Patch testing is available for this. Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. Allergy to cosmetic products is common in females. In general 2-4 % of females are suffering from cosmetic products allergy. Accurate testing is available for this kind of allergies. Patch testing is available. In this test patch containing various allergens is used. Allergens are substances commonly used in cosmetics. Commonly used allergens are 1 Amercholl 2 Theomersal 3 Benzyl alcohol 4 Benzyl salicylate 5 Bronopol 6 Butylated hydroxyl anisole 7 Butylated hydroxyl toluene 8 Cetyl alcohol 9 Chloroacetamide 10 Chloroxylenol 11 Gallate mix 12 Geranium oil 13 Oxybenzone 14 Benzotriazole 15 Imidazolidinyl urea 16 Isopropyl myristate 17 Jasmine absolute 18 Lavender absolute 19 Musk mix 20 Cetrimide etc. So better to get done patch testing. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.