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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Formaldehyde

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Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas utilized as a part of beauty care products. It’s most commonly used as a water solution called formalin, rather than in its pure form. With the assistance of preservatives, formaldehyde is released in small amounts over time to ensure cosmetic products against contamination by bacteria during storage and during continued use. Common formaldehyde releasers include quaternium-15 and DMDM hydantoin.Formaldehyde can be found in nail polishes, nail hardeners, eyelash glues, hair gels, soaps, makeup, shampoos, lotions, and deodorants, among other products.
An article published in the April 2010 volume of Contact Dermatitis looking at products from the FDA’s Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program database found that nearly 20 percent of products contained formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.The two known categories of products with the most formaldehyde are hair straightening treatments and nail hardeners. (Lisette Mejia, 2011)

WHY USED FORMALDEHYDE
Formaldehyde widely used in hair products, moisturizers, etc. Formaldehyde causes cancer.Formaldehyde is natural compound with a wide variety of uses. Although commonly associated with embalming, it is also used in the manufacture of building materials, textiles, household cleaning products, plastics, cosmetics and personal care products. …show more content…

In September, the FDA sent a letter to the makers of Brazilian Blowout, stating that the product is "adulterated" with liquid formaldehyde, "which, under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling," releases dangerous levels of formaldehyde into the air to be inhaled. The FDA letter said Brazilian Blowout is "misbranded" because the product 's label falsely declares it to contain "No Formaldehyde" or that it is "Formaldehyde Free." Meanwhile, at its September meeting, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (CIR) determined that formaldehyde and methylene glycol are unsafe as they are currently used in hair straightening

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