Table 6.

Sources of the most common allergens in the children and adolescents tested

Allergens	Allergen sources	Number of children and adolescents
Nickel sulfate	jewelry, piercings	13
	metals on clothes and shoes	6
	nail clippers	1
	razor blade	3
	cosmetics	1
Thimerosa!	vaccines	23
Tosylamide formaldehyde*	nail polish	5
Neomycin	topical medicine	8
Cobalt chloride	jewelry	4
	metals on clothes	1
Fragrance mix	cosmetics, fragrances	2
Formaldehyde	cosmetics, nail polish	3
Potassium dichromate	cement	1
	magnet	1
	shoes	1
Ethylenediamine	cosmetics	2
Myroxylon pereirae	cosmetics, fragrances	2
Carba mix, PPD mix	rubber glove	2

^*tosylamide formaldehyde resin