Joan
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Limonene could be the offender, and it's used in many lemon-type household cleaners!
If a person simply touches mango skin with bare hands and then touches her skin, a reaction can occur. I use latex-free rubber gloves when peeling mangoes, but so far I haven't reacted to the fruit or skin. Here's some more info on mango allergies and reactions:
Allergy: The common forms of allergic reaction to mango include bullous cheilitis, urticaria, and contact allergic dermatitis from contact with either the sap of the tree (eg woodworking or climbing the tree) or from contact with the skin of the fruit. Mango has also been associated with respiratory and food allergens. In a large study from France 6% of severe food allergies were due to mango.
Cross reactions: Other anarcardacea spp, particularly cashew nut and poison ivy (Rhus or Toxicodendron). Mango may cross react with various respiratory allergens including mugwort pollen, birch pollen, celery, and carrot. Latex allergy (and therefore possibly papaya, avocado, banana, chestnut, passion fruit, fig, melon, kiwi, pineapple, peach, and tomato).
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