BOP Components and Possible Cross Reactors
Balsam of Peru is a complex substance made of hundreds of different components. Those who react to BOP may be reacting to one or more of these components. To complicate matters, these components may be similar to other substances. Therefore, some people will experience a cross-reaction to these similar substances. The list below is not comprehensive, but it includes many of the components and cross-reactors that may flare BOP allergic contact dermatitis and some of the products in which they may be found.
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Benzoates · Benzaldehyde · Benzoates · Benzoic acid · Benzoic alcohol · Benzoin · Benzyl acetate · Benzyl benzoate and other benzoates · Benzyl cinnamate · Benzyl salicylate · Benzylsalicylate |
Artificial flavors Cosmetics Dental Hygiene products (toothpastes, denture cleaners, mouthwash) Dyes Fireworks Food preservatives Fragrance Insect repellents Medications (urea cycle metabolism disorders, hyperammonemia) |
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Cinnamates · 2-ethoxyethyl p-methoxy cinnamate · Benzyl cinnamate · Benzylcinnamoate · Cinnamein · Cinnamic acid · Cinnamic alcohol · Cinnamic aldehyde · Cinnamyl cinnamate (Styracin) · Cinoxate · Isobutyl salicyl cinnamate · Methylcinnamate · Octinoxate* · Octocrylene (2-ethylhexyl-2-ciano-3, 3-diphenyl acrylate)* · Octyl methoxycinnamate* · phenylacrylic acid |
Cinnamon Flavoring Dental Hygiene products (toothpastes, mouthwash) Fragrance Sunscreens
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Cinnamates: Octinoxate · Octinoxate · Octyl methoxycinnamate · Styracin (cinnamyl cinnamate) |
Hair color dye Lip balm Lipstick Scar creams Shampoo Skin creams Sunscreens |
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Cinnamates: Octocrylene (2-ethylhexyl-2-ciano-3, 3-diphenyl acrylate) |
Sunscreen |
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Cinnamic acid derivative: Ferulates · Coniferic Acid · Ferulate · Ferulic Acid |
Cimicafuga Food additive to preserve color (Green tea, banana) Photo-protectors rice bran oil Skin whitener Vitamin C and E serums |
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Cinnamic acid derivative: Coumarin · Benzo-Alpha-pyrone · Coumarin · Coumarinic Anhydride · Rattex · Tonka Bean Camphor
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Air care products cleaning and furnishing care products deertongue Laser Dyes Laundry and dishwashing products Mexican vanilla mullein odor agents personal care products sweed woodruff sweet clover Tobacco products tonka bean vanilla grass Vapes |
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Citrus peel |
Marmalade Juice Flavoring Perfume |
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Clove Oil derivatives · allylguiacol · eugenol · isoeugenol |
Clove Cigarettes dental anaesthetics Foods: ice cream, cookies, pies, puddings, candy, cola soft drinks, chewing and bubble gum Insect Traps naturally occurring in cloves, anise, nutmeg, mace, pixuri seeds, basil, blackberry essence, bananas, walnuts, citrus, black pepper Perfume |
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Farnesol |
cigarettes Floral perfumes (especially lilac) insecticide |
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Fragrance Mix |
Fragrances Lotions Perfumes Soaps |
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Nerolidol (Peruviol) |
Cigarettes Flavoring (floral) Fragrance Insecticide Transdermal drugs |
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Propanidid |
IV Anesthetic |
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Propolis/Natural beeswax
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Bee propolis natural supplements Car wax Chewing gum Natural Bee’s Wax Varnish for stringed instruments |
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Resorcinol monobenzoate
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outdoor plastics shoes spectacle glasses |
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Tiger Balm |
Tiger Balm Ointment |
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Tincture of Krameria |
Herbal remedy |
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Tree extracts and other products · Balsam of Copaiba · Balsam of Tolu · FEMA No. 2114 (Balsam Fir) · FEMA No. 2115 (Balsam Fir Oleoresin) · Wood Tar · Tea Tree Oil · Resinous substances · Turpentine · Colophony (Rosin)* · Styrax (Storax) |
cleaning products disinfectants flavoring fragrance paint and paint thinner topical medication varnish for stringed instruments |
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Tree extracts and other products: Colophony (Rosin) |
Adhesives - glue - fly paper Cements (lens coating, linoleum, rubber, shoe, thermoplastic tyles) Chewing Gum Cleaners and Lubricants Cosmetics Fillers (putty and wood filler) Fireworks Greases Inks Match tips modeling clay Newspaper Paints Pine-oil cleaners Polishes (car, shoe, furniture) Rosin (violins, baseball, dance) Sealants (caulking) Solvents Stains topical medications Varnishes Waxes |
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Vanillin |
Food flavoring fragrance |
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