Formaldehyde releasers

Formaldehyde (also formaldehyde depot substances ) are chemical compounds which are microbicidal effective formaldehyde release, but less volatile and odor-intensive than this are.

Formaldehyde releasers are used as preservatives in many cosmetics . Common compounds are imidazolidinyl urea , diazolidinyl urea , DMDM hydantoin, and MDM hydantoin . Bronopol and Bronidox hardly release formaldehyde when used and have a different mechanism of action.

In the industrial sector are Benzylhemiformal , 1,6-dihydroxy-2,5-dioxahexane , methylolurea , 7-Ethylbicyclooxazolidin , methenamine , paraformaldehyde , tris (hydroxymethyl) -nitromethan and other compounds used.

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on formaldehyde-releasing compounds. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on November 7, 2015.
↑ Engin Bagda et al .: Preservation of emulsion paints: active ingredients - effect - analysis - emissions; with 26 tables . Expert Verlag , 1998, ISBN 978-3-8169-1579-9 ( Google Books ).
↑ ^a ^b Working group "Evaluation of the allergens in BK 5101": formaldehyde releasers . In: Dermatology at work and the environment . tape 56 , no. 1 , 2008, p. 34-36 ( PDF ).

[roempp-1] Entry on formaldehyde-releasing compounds. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on November 7, 2015.

[2] Engin Bagda et al .: Preservation of emulsion paints: active ingredients - effect - analysis - emissions; with 26 tables . Expert Verlag , 1998, ISBN 978-3-8169-1579-9 ( Google Books ).

[dibu-3] Working group "Evaluation of the allergens in BK 5101": formaldehyde releasers . In: Dermatology at work and the environment . tape 56 , no. 1 , 2008, p. 34-36 ( PDF ).