@Doc Dan recently posted a concern in the MWF "Order of the Fat" brotherhood thread (link at bottom) that the use of peanut oil in Haslingers new non-tallow soap formulation could pose a risk to those allergic to peanuts. Posting in a separate thread as a potential health risk is worthy of more attention.
For reference I've posted the ingredients for the new tallow free formula from the Maggards web site. Lots of conflicting messages on the web. Posted a link to a McGill university article on the topic that notes that those allergic shampoos and cosmetics (like hand cream) could have a skin contact allergic reaction. The National Peanut Board claims that the FDA does not consider well refined peanut oil an allergen. The McGill article does not that more highly refined products are less likely to cause an allergic reaction. Consensus seems to be that those allergic to peanuts should test a product with potential allergens to determine if it causes a reaction.
If anyone has additional information on the topic please chime in for the benefit of B&Bers for whom this may be a concern.
McGill University Article on the topic noting that this could be a risk in shampoo and cosmetics:
Ingredients: potassium stearate, sodium stearate, potassium palm kernelate, aqua (water), sodium palm kernelate, glycerine, lac powder, parfum, sheep milk, arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil, lanolin, lecithin, sodium hydroxide, alpha-isomethyl ionone, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyd, CI 77891
Original Doc Dan Post:
For reference I've posted the ingredients for the new tallow free formula from the Maggards web site. Lots of conflicting messages on the web. Posted a link to a McGill university article on the topic that notes that those allergic shampoos and cosmetics (like hand cream) could have a skin contact allergic reaction. The National Peanut Board claims that the FDA does not consider well refined peanut oil an allergen. The McGill article does not that more highly refined products are less likely to cause an allergic reaction. Consensus seems to be that those allergic to peanuts should test a product with potential allergens to determine if it causes a reaction.
If anyone has additional information on the topic please chime in for the benefit of B&Bers for whom this may be a concern.
McGill University Article on the topic noting that this could be a risk in shampoo and cosmetics:
If You Have a Nut Allergy You Might Want to Check Your Shampoo Ingredients
Nut allergies affect about 2% of the Canadian population and can be broken down into tree nut allergies (like almonds or cashews) and peanut allergies (peanuts aren’t actually nuts but legumes). These allergies are caused by ingesting or inhaling certain allergenic nut proteins, not all of which...
www.mcgill.ca
Haslinger Schafmilch Shaving Soap, 60g Puck Ingredients from Maggards web site
This is the new tallow free formula.Ingredients: potassium stearate, sodium stearate, potassium palm kernelate, aqua (water), sodium palm kernelate, glycerine, lac powder, parfum, sheep milk, arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil, lanolin, lecithin, sodium hydroxide, alpha-isomethyl ionone, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyd, CI 77891
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