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Allergen of the Year!

Allergen of the Year!

Posted by Courtney Henslee on Jan 20th 2019

Every year the dermatology community gets together to name an Allergen of the Year so they can all learn a bit more about common ingredients that could be causing reactions in their patients. I will say that even as anti-soap as I am, I didn't expect this year's ingredient to be one that even I had come to think of as pretty innocuous. Decyl Glucoside is an extremely common surfactant (chemical soap) that is often listed as natural because it does come from sources like cocon … read more