Formaldehyde releaser

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

Antimicrobials

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

Quaternium-15 (N-(3-chloroallyl) hexaminium chloride; 1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride; Dowicil 200; Dowicil 75; Dowicil 100; Dowco 184; Dowicide Q)
Imidazolidinyl urea (Germall 115)
Diazolidinyl urea (Germall II)
DMDM hydantoin (Glydant; 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 5,5-dimethyl-; 5,5-Dimethyl hydantoin; 5,5-Dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidindion; 5,5-Dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione; 5,5-Dimethylhydantoin; 5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione) ^[1]
2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol) (formaldehyde release is not related to mechanism of action)
5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane (Bronidox)
Tris(hydroxymethyl) nitromethane (Tris Nitro)
tris(N-hydroxyethyl) hexahydrotriazine (Grotan® BK)^[2]
Hydroxymethylglycinate (Suttocide A)
Polyquaterniums

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