The Basics On Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative
What is Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative?
Common type of preservative found in cosmetics. Includes quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, polyoxymethylene urea, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, bromopol and glyoxal.
What are other names for Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative?
FORMALDEHYDE, FORMALIN, FORMIC ALDEHYDE, MERTHALDEHYDE, METHANAL, METHYL ALDEHYDE, OXOMETHANE, and OXYMETHYLENE
What is Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative used for?
Formaldehyde releasing agents are chemical compounds that slowly release formaldehyde. They are formulated in a number of cosmetic and hair-care products. Formaldehyde is used as an antimicrobial agent, so formaldehyde releasing agents are often used in skin care products as preservatives.
How Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative is classified
Preservatives
Recommendations for using Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative During Pregnancy
What we know about using Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative while pregnant or breastfeeding
Avoid
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General safety info about Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative from CIR
No report found.
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Products where you might find Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservative
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List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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