Is the application of cosmetics containingprotein‐derived products safe?

Plant, mainly wheat, proteins hydrolyzed or not, are common substitutes for animal proteins in cosmetics for safety reasons. Contact urticaria induced by cosmetics is not common. The conjunction of contact urticaria and oral allergy to the same plant proteins is even less frequent. Gluten is the major group of proteins in wheat and other cereal grains. We describe here a case of urticaria to hydrolyzed wheat proteins in cosmetics associated with generalized urticaria induced by preserved foods containing wheat proteins.

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