Essential Oils: Contact Allergy and Chemical Composition

Essential Oils: Contact Allergy and Chemical Composition is a definitive reference on allergic contact dermatitis caused by essential oils, combining clinical dermatology with rigorous chemical analysis. This authoritative work provides an unparalleled synthesis of clinical literature and laboratory data, presenting both documented cases of contact allergy and the detailed chemical composition of essential oils known to cause sensitization. Distinguished by its inclusion of nearly 6,400 previously unpublished analytical reports, the book represents the most comprehensive single-source scientific resource on essential oils and contact allergy to date. It serves not only dermatologists and allergists but also professionals across the fragrance, cosmetic, regulatory, and scientific communities who require precise, evidence-based information.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: Reviews contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis related to 91 essential oils and two absolutes.
• Unprecedented Analytical Dataset: Includes results from nearly 6,400 previously unpublished sample analyses, the largest collection ever reported in a single scientific source.
• Extensive Literature Review: Integrates clinical case reports and epidemiological data, with in-depth discussion for well-studied oils such as tea tree, lavender, ylang-ylang, rose, sandalwood, turpentine, and jasmine.
• Detailed Chemical Composition Tables: Provides quantitative and qualitative tables listing all chemicals identified in each essential oil, including concentration data where available.
• Alphabetical Ingredient Index: Catalogs 4,350 identified ingredients, including synonyms, and specifies the essential oils in which each compound may occur.
• Allergen Identification: Presents tabular lists of chemicals known to cause contact allergy or allergic contact dermatitis associated with essential oils.
• Regulatory and Industry Utility: Includes reference tables of direct relevance to fragrance regulation, safety assessment, and compliance in the perfume and cosmetics industries.
• Interdisciplinary Relevance: Designed for dermatologists and allergists, as well as chemists, perfumers, cosmetic scientists, aromatherapists, academic researchers, legislators, and professionals involved in the production and marketing of essential oils.
• High Scientific Rigor: Enhances medical knowledge and improves patient care while supporting non-clinical applications through exhaustive chemical and toxicological detail.

Product Details

• Publisher:CRC Press; 1st edition (May 23, 2016)
• Language:English
• ISBN-10:1482246406
• ISBN-13:978-1482246407
• ISBN-13:9781482246407
• eText ISBN: 9781000434491