Lip moisturizers

• Alternative names
• Definition
• Poisonous Ingredient
• Where Found
• Symptoms

• Home Treatment
• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a local emergency number
• What to expect at the emergency room
• Expectations (prognosis)

Alternative names   

Definition    Return to top

This poisoning is from ingestion of lip moisturizers.

Poisonous Ingredient    Return to top

Para-aminobenzoic acid

Where Found    Return to top

• Chapstick
• Multiple other brand names

Symptoms    Return to top

• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Eye irritation may occur after eye exposure
• Skin
  • Rash (allergic)
• Gastrointestinal
  • Nausea and/or vomiting
  • intestinal obstruction

Home Treatment    Return to top

Call Poison Control for further guidance.

Before Calling Emergency    Return to top

Determine the following information:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• The name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
• The time it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed

Poison Control, or a local emergency number    Return to top

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room    Return to top

• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)    Return to top

Recovery is very likely, since the ingredients are generally considered nontoxic.