The active allergen in potassium dichromate is the soluble chromium salts, which are found in wet cement, welding fumes, chrome-tanned leather and anti-rust paint. Metallic chromium is non-allergenic, since it has an oxidized surface and no soluble chromium released.







 

Always Check product labels and use only ingredient labeled products that do not list this chemical or its synonyms.

Avoid leather products such as shoes belts, gloves and etc… Vegetable-tanned leather is okay.

It may take 2 to 3 weeks of avoiding exposure before improvement of your eruption begins.

Persistence of eczema in Potassium Dichromate sensitive people can occur for long periods even after exposure has stopped.

Other names you may see this chemical listed as:
  Chromate
  Chrome
  Chromite
  Chromium
  Chromium oxide
  Potassium dichromate
  Potassium bichromate

Where is it found?

What is it?

Hints on avoiding:

Alloys of metallurgy
Adhesives
Anti-corrosive items (antifreeze, oils)
Anti-rust paint
Automobile
Bleach
Blue prints
Bricks
Catgut sutures
Cement
Ceramics
Chrome plating
Chrome steel
Chromium picolinate
Copy paper
Dental implants

Possible Occupational Exposures:
    Construction workers
    Leather workers
    Laboratory Technologists
    Printing Machine operators
    Metal plating
    Machine operators
    Photo engraves
    Janitors

Orthopedic
Pacemaker wires
Paint (esp. green, orange, yellow)
Photography (color developing)
Pigments
Plaster
Pool table felt
Safety matches
Shoe polish
Stainless steelTanning of leather
Tattoos (Green)
Textile dyes (military green)
TV manufacturing
Vitamin supplements
Welding
Wood preservative

Detergents
Drywall
Electroplating
Electric batteries
Engraving and lithography
Eye shadow
Fireworks
Floor wax
Foundries (added to sand for bricks)
Glue
Green dyes
Ink
Mascara
Matches
Metalurgy (alloys)
Milk testing
Mortar