Potassium dichromate
In cement, brick, mortar, and dry wall, leather, textile dyes, wood
preservatives, metal alloys, safety matches, photography,
electroplating, anticorrosives, Engraving and lithography, ceramics,
automobile industry, TV manufacturing, photocopy paper, tattoos,
milk testing, welding, floor waxes, shoe polishing, yellow and green
paints, glues, pigments, detergents etc.
Cosmetic, soaps, perfumes, toothpastes, powders, colognes, after
shave lotions, foods like sweets, ice creams, chewing gum, soft drinks,
room freshners, waxes, polishes, insect repellants.
Mercaptobenzthiazole
Rubbers, greases, adhesives, photographic films, emulsions and
detergents, veterinary products like tick & flea powders & sprays.
Neomycin sulphate
Nitrofurazone
Antibiotic in topical creams, powders, ointments,and eyedrops or in
veterinary industry. Cross - streptomycin, gentamicin, framycetin,
kanamycin, spectinomycin, tobramycin, paramomycin, bacitracin.
Topical antibiotic, added to animal feeds.
Cobalt Chloride
Blue Paints, metals, people working in plastic and rubber industry.
Fungicide in creams, topical antiseptics, shampoos, baby cosmetics,
cooling fluids, adhesives and glues, inks and paints and varnishes,
packing materials, tanning agents. Cross- dettol.
Benzocaine
Lanolin (wool alcohol)
Local or topical anaesthetic- burn remedies, creams for piles,
suppositories, oral or gingival anaesthetic pastes, sorethroat
sprays/lozenges, appetite supresants. Cross- PPD, parabens, PABA,
hydrochlorthiazide, procainamide, aniline dyes, butethamine,
sulphonamides. Lignocaine is safe.
Moisturizers, cosmetics, topical drugs, polish, leather, paper, inks,
metal anticorrosives, textiles, furs, cutting oils, emulsions, waxes.
Chlorocresol
Myroxylon pereirae (Balsam of Peru)
Hair dyes and fur dyes. Photography, lithography, photocopying, Oils,
greases, accelerant in rubber and plastic industry. Cross- PABA,
parabens and benzocaine.
Citrus and citrus peels, candy, gum, spices like cloves, cinnamon,
vanilla, curry, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, chutney, bitters, flavour in
tobacco, drinks, pasteries, cakes, wines, liquors, spices, perfumes,
topical medicaments, dentistry. Cross- colophony, balsam of tolu,
cinnamates, benzoates, styrax, benzoin, tiger balm, beeswax, diethyl
stilbesterol.
Parabens
Thiuram mix, Black rubber
Preservatives in foods (mayonnaise, cheese,salad dressing etc.),
spiced sauces, mustard, frozen dairy products, baked products,
cosmetics and creams, oils, fats, glues, shoe polish, textiles etc,. Crosshydroquinone monobenzyl ether.
Rubber, fungicides, petcare products
Paraphenylene diamine
p-tert-butyl phenol formaldehyde resin
Nickel sulphate
Adhesives for shoes, bindies, watch straps, plywood, insulation,
automobiles, motor oils, inks, paper films, disinfectants, deodorants
and some plastics. Commercial detergents and germicidal detergents.
Alloys, metal cutting fluids, food items like- sesame, oatmeal, Muesli,
shellfish, lettuce, spinach, beans, peas, soya, nuts, dates, fig,
pineapple, unpolished rice. Stainless steel is usually safe.
Formaldehyde
Colophony (rosin)
Yellow resin in varnishes, printing inks, putty and wood doughs, paper,
soldering fluxes, glues, surface coatings, polish, waxes, cosmetics,
topical medications, violin bow resin, athletic grips, dental impression
materials and periodontal packages. Cross- balsam of Peru,
dihydroabietyl alcohol, wood tars.
Gentamicin sulphate
Topical or systemic antibiotic. Cross-neomycin
Production of urea, phenolic melamine and acetate resins. In textiles
as astringents, preservatives in cosmetics, metal working fluids,
shampoos, antiperspirant in cosmetics, anticracking agent in dental,
disinfectants and deodorizers, dry cleaning materials, glues, paints
and coatings, paper industry, adhesives, photographic materials,
polishes, printing material, tanning agents, wart remedies, embalming
solutions, fertilizers, insulation and ‘permapress’ cloths.
Polyethylene glycol
Cosmetics, topical medicaments, detergents, tooth paste,
contraceptives, insect repellants, lubricants for rubber molds, food
and food packaging, paper coating, ceramics, polishes, glues etc.
Epoxy resin
Clioquinol (Chinoform)
Adhesives, surface coating, electrical insulation, plasticizers,
laminates, paints and inks, product finishers, PVC products, vinyl
gloves, electron microscopy, sculpture and dental industry. Fumes can
cause eyelid allergy and rash on face.
Antiinfective, antiamoebic agent in pharmaceutical industry, graphic
developers, lithography, photocopying industry, oils, greases, rubber
and plastic industry gasoline,. Cross- parabens, PABA.
Fragrance mix
Parthenolide
Parthenium hysterophores