Temporary holiday “tattoos” may cause lifelong allergic contact dermatitis when henna is mixed with PPD
@article{Onder2003TemporaryH,
title={Temporary holiday “tattoos” may cause lifelong allergic contact dermatitis when henna is mixed with PPD},
author={Meltem Onder},
journal={Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology},
year={2003},
volume={2},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:38957088}
}Although pure henna is relatively safe, combining it with other colouring agents such as para‐phenylenediamine (PPD), may cause skin sensitisation.
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