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Candle Makers

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Although candle production is a significant industry, there are no reports of occupational dermatoses in candle makers. The production of candles is usually a fully automated process with no or very little manual contact with the product. Primarily, three materials are used for candle manufacturing: paraffin, stearin, and beeswax. More recently, gel candles consisting of processed mineral oil have been introduced to the market. The wick is usually made of braided cotton threads which are treated with inorganic compounds. Candles are frequently perfumed and dyed. They may contain traces of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorobenzene, toluene, dibenzo-p-dioxins, and dibenzofurans in very low amounts which are released by burning of candles.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, Am Finkenhügel 7a, Osnabrück, 49076, Germany

    Richard Brans

  2. Institute for interdisciplinary Dermatologic Prevention and Rehabiliation (iDerm), University of Osnabrück, Am Finkenhügel 7a, Osnabrück, 49076, Germany

    Richard Brans

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. Department of Dermato-allergology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Thüringen, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Brans, R. (2017). Candle Makers. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40221-5_131-2

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