[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":179},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ingredient-disperse-blue-124":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":137,"commonProducts":138,"description":143,"extension":144,"icon":145,"inciName":5,"irritantReason":146,"isCommonIrritant":147,"keyFacts":148,"localNames":158,"meta":159,"navigation":160,"path":161,"relatedArticles":162,"seo":166,"severity":167,"slug":168,"stem":169,"subtitle":170,"symptoms":171,"synonyms":176,"__hash__":178},"ingredients/learn/ingredients/disperse-blue-124.md","Disperse Blue 124",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":127},"minimark",[9,14,21,34,37,41,44,48,69,73,87,91,94,97,101],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-is-disperse-blue-124","What is Disperse Blue 124?",[15,16,17,20],"p",{},[18,19,5],"strong",{}," (CI Disperse Blue 124) is a synthetic anthraquinone-class disperse dye used to color synthetic textile fibers. It is structurally related to Disperse Blue 106 and the two are almost universally tested together in textile dye allergy investigations because:",[22,23,24,28,31],"ol",{},[25,26,27],"li",{},"They are frequently used together in industrial fabric dyeing to achieve specific blue shades",[25,29,30],{},"They share structural similarities that create cross-reactivity patterns",[25,32,33],{},"Clinical research consistently finds that patients sensitized to one are typically also sensitized to the other",[15,35,36],{},"The anthraquinone disperse dye class to which DB124 belongs is an important allergenic group distinct from the azo disperse dyes (like Disperse Yellow 3 or Disperse Orange 3). Both classes appear in synthetic fabric dyeing.",[10,38,40],{"id":39},"why-does-disperse-blue-124-cause-reactions","Why does Disperse Blue 124 cause reactions?",[15,42,43],{},"Disperse Blue 124 causes Type IV delayed hypersensitivity through the same mechanisms as Disperse Blue 106 — anthraquinone-structure-mediated hapten formation after thermal and sweat-facilitated leaching from synthetic fabrics onto skin. Cross-reactivity with Disperse Blue 106 means that avoiding one without the other is generally insufficient — the textile dye avoidance strategy must address both.",[10,45,47],{"id":46},"where-is-disperse-blue-124-found","Where is Disperse Blue 124 found?",[49,50,51,57,63],"ul",{},[25,52,53,56],{},[18,54,55],{},"Blue and dark-colored synthetic fabrics",": Polyester clothing, nylon hosiery, acetate linings",[25,58,59,62],{},[18,60,61],{},"Sportswear and activewear",": High-intensity use increases sweating and therefore dye leaching",[25,64,65,68],{},[18,66,67],{},"Synthetic lingerie and hosiery",": Intimate contact with skin",[10,70,72],{"id":71},"how-to-identify-disperse-blue-124-exposure","How to identify Disperse Blue 124 exposure",[49,74,75,78,81,84],{},[25,76,77],{},"Bilateral, symmetrical clothing-pattern dermatitis",[25,79,80],{},"Worsening with heat and exercise",[25,82,83],{},"Improvement when switching to natural fiber clothing",[25,85,86],{},"Patch testing confirming DB124 sensitivity alongside DB106",[10,88,90],{"id":89},"in-indian-products","In Indian products 🇮🇳",[15,92,93],{},"The considerations are identical to Disperse Blue 106 — blue and dark-colored synthetic fabrics throughout the Indian clothing market. Indian athletic wear, particularly worn for cricket, football, and fitness activities (an increasingly large market in India), uses synthetic polyester fabrics that may contain both Disperse Blue 106 and 124.",[15,95,96],{},"Indian consumers who develop body dermatitis correlating with exercise or sports clothing wear should specifically raise the possibility of textile dye allergy with their dermatologist.",[10,98,100],{"id":99},"safer-alternatives","Safer alternatives",[49,102,103,109,115,121],{},[25,104,105,108],{},[18,106,107],{},"Natural fiber sportswear",": Some brands offer cotton or bamboo-blend athletic wear",[25,110,111,114],{},[18,112,113],{},"Natural fiber everyday clothing",": Cotton, silk, wool, or linen — reactive and acid dyes used on natural fibers have much lower sensitization rates",[25,116,117,120],{},[18,118,119],{},"Repeated pre-washing before wear",": Reduces dye concentration in new garments",[25,122,123,126],{},[18,124,125],{},"Light-colored clothing",": Some (not all) light colors use different dye chemistry with lower sensitization potential — though this is not a reliable rule",{"title":128,"searchDepth":129,"depth":129,"links":130},"",2,[131,132,133,134,135,136],{"id":12,"depth":129,"text":13},{"id":39,"depth":129,"text":40},{"id":46,"depth":129,"text":47},{"id":71,"depth":129,"text":72},{"id":89,"depth":129,"text":90},{"id":99,"depth":129,"text":100},"dye",[139,140,141,142],"Synthetic clothing","Hosiery","Sportswear","Polyester fabrics","A disperse dye used in synthetic fabrics, closely related to Disperse Blue 106. A leading cause of clothing contact dermatitis. Almost always tested as part of the Disperse Blue pair in textile allergy investigations.","md","🎨",null,false,[149,152,155],{"label":150,"value":151},"Paired testing","Disperse Blue 124 is always tested alongside Disperse Blue 106 — structural similarity means patients typically react to both when sensitized to the Disperse Blue class",{"label":153,"value":154},"Anthraquinone class","Like DB106, Disperse Blue 124 belongs to the anthraquinone dye class — the allergenic structural family in this dye group",{"label":156,"value":157},"ACDS listing","ACDS-listed textile dye; part of standard textile dye allergy panels",[],{},true,"/learn/ingredients/disperse-blue-124",[163],{"slug":164,"title":165},"/learn/patch-test-results-now-what","Patch Test Results: Now What?",{"title":5,"description":143},"moderate","disperse-blue-124","learn/ingredients/disperse-blue-124","A synthetic textile dye often tested alongside Disperse Blue 106 — common clothing allergen",[172,173,174,175],"Clothing-pattern contact dermatitis","Body fold and axillary dermatitis","Dermatitis worsening with exercise and sweating","Co-reactive with Disperse Blue 106 in sensitized individuals",[177],"CI Disperse Blue 124","3w1P6sj72wxyFu3J3d0m3eF_9f1du1X7cebvVgt8NW8",1778416676946]