We report two cases of photocontact allergy to a cinnamate sun filter, octocrylene. In the last few years octocrylene has been broadly used in the manufacturing of many cosmetics and UV filters, hence the importance of octocrylene as an emerging cause of contact and photocontact allergy.
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