Irritant dermatitis and postinflammatory depigmentation following application of ‘sexual massage oils’ - a case report

Authors

  • Suchibrata Das Department of Dermatology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata
  • Loknath Ghoshal Department of Dermatology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata
  • Saumen Nandi Department of Chest Medicine, NRS Medical College, Kolkata
  • Jayanta Kumar Barua Department of Dermatology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v25i3.119

Keywords:

Sex massage oil, postinflammatory depigmentation, chronic Irritant dermatitis

Abstract

There has been a new hard selling product in the Southeast Asian market - the so called ‘sex massage oil’. A variety of such preparations are available freely and are claimed to have sex-augmenting properties. Various effects are claimed upon usage, ranging from enlargement of the male organ to substantial increases in intercourse time. Also is claimed, that, these products being ‘herbal’ have no side effects. These attractively packaged oils are sold over the counter in large volumes to the unsuspecting public. We present here a case of a young man who suffered from chronic irritant dermatitis from usage of the same. We believe this to be the first case report where irritant dermatitis had resulted from usage of such ‘sex massage oils’.

References

1. Amado A, Taylor JS, Sood A. Irritant Contact Dermatitis. In: Wolff K, Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, Gilchrest BA, Paller AS, Leffell DJ, editors. Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. 7th edn. New York: McGraw Hill; 2008. p 395-401.

2. Ghoshal L, Das S. Irritant contact dermatitis from passive contact with sexual massage oils - ‘sexual contact dermatitis’. J Pak Assoc Dermatol. 2014;24:278-80.

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Published

20.11.2016

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 3 (2015): July - September

Section

Case Reports

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Irritant dermatitis and postinflammatory depigmentation following application of ‘sexual massage oils’ - a case report. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 20 [cited 2026 Jul. 23];25(3):237-9. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/119