Prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis to decyl and lauryl glucoside in the UK and Ireland

Abstract

Alkyl glucosides (AG), of which decyl glucoside (DG) and lauryl glucoside (LG) are those most commonly implicated in causing allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), are surfactants increasingly used in a wide range of products, including cosmetics, sunscreens and foam wound dressings.1 DG is also a stabiliser in the UV light filter methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb® M) and is occasionally an undeclared constituent.2.