Level of use and safety of botanical products for itching vulvar dermatoses. Are patch tests useful?

Abstract

The use of natural topical products is widespread among women affected with itching vulvar diseases. Contact dermatitis is a possible adverse effect. Botanical series are of questionable usefulness, owing to the wide variety of botanical ingredients.

Understanding the role of cutaneous allergy testing in anogenital dermatoses: a retrospective evaluation of contact sensitization in anogenital dermatoses

“…There is a myriad of cleansing agents, freshening sprays, and fragranced wipes available commercially marketed for anogenital skin and a perception that ‘natural’ products are safer than synthetic alternatives. A recent study reported that 42/66 (63.6%) patients with chronic vulval itch had applied natural topical products to the vulva . These “natural” products often contain fragrances and preservatives, such as MI and sodium metabisulfite, which we found to be clinically relevant allergens in our patients.…”

Contemporary Use of Phytocosmetics in Three Districts from North-Eastern Algeria

“…34,35 In addition, as described in other study the most popular forms in topical preparations were dermatological cream, ointments and lotions. 36 The highest relative citation frequency (RFC) was attributed to A. vera in the three district Skikda (0.68), Annaba (0.57), and El Tarf (0.43).…”

Health and Beauty Cosmeceuticals Industry and Market Expansion in Saudi Arabia

“…In recent years, marine cosmeceuticals compounds exploration in the marine/oceanic habitat has been performed for novel marine cosmeceuticals such as chitosan, marine fish and sponge derived collagens for enhanced cosmeceutical production via biotechnology sch RNA and nanotechnologies production [21,32,33]. Their application in the treatment of skin diseases, diabetes, and arthritis using advanced research on marine or fauna originated cosmeceutical substances evaluated [19][20][21][22]34,35].…”

“…It is anticipated that the global cosmeceutical market will hit USD $61 billion by 2020 majorly driven par consumers desired maintain the skin/body care, beauty and resolve the imperfections and anti-ageing [1,29,30,31]. Personal care and beauty industries have the ability to improve Saudi import and export transactions and market (e.g., Banaja Saudi Import Company, Spimaco, Tabuk Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Manufacturing and Al-Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries), population income growth, employment and increasing the appetites for quality healthcare and hygiene under the regulation, supervision and coordination Saudi Food and drug Authority (SDFA) and other government stakeholders agencies [6,8,24,25,32,39,40]. The prediction showed that new ingredients will continue to be developed in this sector locally from plant, animal and marine sources [1,2,27,33,41].…”

“…This is expected to be due to rising consumer awareness concerning the benefits of better hygiene and anti-bacterial products mainly through advertising in online websites, print media, in-store promotions and on satellite TV channels [25,28,30,52]. It is worth noting that the paradigm shift in consumers acceptance and uptake of beauty and personal care products continue to be significant and gradually coupled with grooming patterns of lifestyle adaptations and economic transformation in the Kingdom [31,32,41,42]. In addition, men's grooming products saw a good growth performance as more men in Saudi Arabia respond to increased advertising on satellite TV channels linking good hygiene and stylishness to a successful professional life, especially in men's premium fragrances and men's skin care products [3,8,13,17,45].…”