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Contact sensitivity to unsaponifiable substances in sesame oil
Contact Dermatitis
|October 1, 1986
Abstract:
A case of contact sensitivity to the unsaponifiable substances in sesame oil is reported. An ointment composed of 60% sesame oil was used for the treatment of a burn on the forearm. 10 days later, contact dermatitis developed. The allergens were shown to be sasamin and sesamolin, which are unsaponifiable substances in sesame oil.