I Am Allergic to Quaternium 15. What Skin Care Products Do You Suggest?
asked 3 years ago by sbwaebw in sacramento, CA
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
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Avoid this and Formaldehyde-Releasing Product
Quaternium 15 is a preservative. It is placed in a number of skin care products, shampoos, washes etc. It helps especially to prevent infection from the Pseudomonas bacteria. It is the most common preservative-based trigger of an allergic cotact dermatitis. So you are not alone.
Quaternium 15 releases formaldehyde. So many people who are allergic to formaldehyde will break out to this ingredient too.
You will have to become a label reader. The FDA requires that ingredients must be...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist