Formaldehyde Releasors | Carcinogens | Fun Fast Facts Friday

UPDATE: Correction: The EU allows 0.2% in their products. My stat was old on that. The deets: Here are known FRs: DMDM hydantoin Imidazolidinyl urea Diazolidinyl urea Quaternium-15 Bronopol (2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol ) 5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane Hydroxymethylglycinate DMDM hydantoin Be sure to check the EWG for synonyms. Articles: 1. Formaldehyde-releasers in cosmetics in the USA and in Europe published in Contact Dermatitis by Anton C. De Groot and Margo Veenstra 2. Formaldehyde-releasors: relationships to formaldehyde contact allergy. Contact Allergy to formaldehyde and inventory of formaldehyde-releasers in contact Dermatitis by Anton C De Groot, Mari-ann Flyvholm, Gerda Lensen, Torkil Menne and Pieter jan Coenraads