Formaldehyde releaser

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A formaldehyde releaser is a chemical compound that slowly releases formaldehyde.

Contents 1 Antimicrobials 2 Resins and plastics 3 Others 4 See also

[edit] Antimicrobials

Formaldehyde releasers are often used an antimicrobial preservative in cosmetics. Examples include:

• Quaternium-15
• Imidazolidinyl urea (Germall 115)
• Diazolidinyl urea (Germall II)
• DMDM hydantoin (Glydant)
• 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol) (formaldehyde release is not related to mechanism of action)
• Tris(hydroxymethyl) nitromethane (Tris Nitro)
• Hydroxymethylglycinate (Suttocide A)

[edit] Resins and plastics

• Polyoxymethylene plastic (Delrin)
• Phenol formaldehyde resin
• Urea formaldehyde resin
• Melamine resin

[edit] Others

• Paraformaldehyde

[edit] See also

• Formaldehyde