DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Formaldehyde-releasing chemicals. The amount of formaldehyde released varies from substance to substance depending on the formaldehyde releaser used and depends, among other things, on the ambient temperatures, the solvent, the total composition, the pH of the temperature and the storage time.
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- Formaldehyde releasers are used in cosmetics, personal care products, skin cleansers, paints, varnishes, polishes, cooling lubricants, among others.
- Common formaldehyde releasers include:
- 1,6-dihydroxy-2,5-dioxahexane
- Benzylhemiformal
- Bioban P1487
- Bronidox L
- Diazoidinyl urea (Germall II)
- Dimethylolurea
- DMDM hydantoin
- Imidazolidinyl urea (Germall 115)
- Bronopol (2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol)
- Benzylhemiformal
- Bioban CS 1135 (4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidine)
- Bioban CS 1246 (7-ethylbicyclooxazolidine)
- Bioban P 1487 ((nitrobutyl)morpholine(ethylnitrotrimethylene)dimorpholine)
- Grotan HD
- Grotan BK (1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)hexahydrotriazine)
- MDM hydantoin
- Methenamine
- N,N'-methylene-bis-5-methyl-oxazolidine
- N-methylol-chloroacetamide
- Paraformaldehyde
- Quaternum-15
- Tris nitro
- Urotropin.
- The sensitization rate is 0.5-1.5%, depending on the substance.
- Approximately 50% of patients with sensitization to formaldehyde releasers also have sensitization to formaldehyde.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Geier J et al (1997) Contact allergies caused by formaldehyde releasing biocides. Allergology 20: 215-224
- Geier J et al (2008) Formaldehyde separators. Dermatology at work and in the environment 56: 34-36
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer