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. 2008 Nov;1(4):38–44.

Table 1.

Common allergens found in 276 moisturizers

ALLERGEN NUMBER OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALLERGEN PERCENT OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALLERGEN
Fragrance 187/276 67.7%
Parabens 170/276 61.6%
Vitamin E 151/276 54.7%
Essential oils and biological additives 123/276 44.6%
Benzyl alcohol 65/276 23.6%
Propylene glycol 56/276 20.3%
Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives 55/276 19.9%
Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate 45/276 16.3%
Lanolin 27/276 9.8%
Kathon CG 17/276 6.2%