Formaldehyde and substances which splitt off formaldehyde (formaldehyde releasers) are highly allergenic and often cause contact allergy.
Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasers are not allowed in products with Asthma-Allergy Denmark?s allergy labelling The Blue Label or Asthma Allergy Nordic.
If you are allergic to formaldehyde you need to be aware of the following substances. They contain or may splitt off formaldehyde:
2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-13-diol
5-Bromo-5-nitro-13-dioxane
Benzylhemiformal
Diazolidinyl urea
DMDM hydantoin
Imidazolidinyl urea
Methenamine
Paraformaldehyde
Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
Quaternium-15