The excitement of trying a new skincare product can quickly turn into disappointment when redness, itching, or irritation appears hours later. Whether it’s a promising eye cream, revolutionary serum, ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Key Takeaways Skin tests for allergies include skin prick testing, intradermal ...

It’s an all too common scenario: You’re excited to try your new skincare product, whether it’s an eye cream, serum, moisturizer, or body cream, and slather it all over, only to find yourself with a ...

These findings support the importance of children with atopic dermatitis (AD) receiving patch testing to consider allergic contact dermatitis as a comorbidity. Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) ...

If you regularly read skin care stories, you’ve probably come across the often-touted advice to patch test new products before trying them. (It’s certainly a suggestion SELF has made more than once!) ...

Psoriasis, lichen planus, contact dermatitis, mycosis fungoides, and tinea corporis are disorders that mimic LSC. These conditions often can be differentiated from LSC by distribution and morphology, ...

In our study, the patients with the best clinical outcomes were the ones who had strong or extreme reactions on patch testing. In contrast, only 2 of 4 patients with questionable or weak patch-test ...