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"Knock knock!
Who's there?
Formaldehyde!
Formaldehyde who?
Formaldehyde-ing places came the Indians...."
But there's nothing funny about the chemical that's found its way from the funeral parlor into air fresheners, furniture, nail polish and other cosmetics.
The following paragraph is taken directly and intact from I Am Not a Guinea Pig 's Chemicals of Concern Series. Here's the link to the article in it's entirety.
Week 1: Formaldehyde
Part of our Chemicals of Concern series.Why the chemical is considered of concern:
Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling chemical that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)—the United Nations authoritative research body on cancer—has classified as a “known carcinogen”, (i.e., a substance that causes cancer.) Epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk of cancer among people regularly exposed to formaldehyde in the workplace. In addition, studies in rats have found that exposure to formaldehyde causes nasal cancer. IARC concluded in 2009 that formaldehyde causes leukemia in people.
Not so funny.
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Something else not so funny is that formaldehyde is often not listed as an ingredient on product labels but is still leaching into your system through chemicals called formaldehyde donors.
Many thanks to Bubble and Bee for their Chemical Of the Day series and for providing the names of the following formaldehyde donors:
- DMDM Hydantoin
- Tetrasodium EDTA
- Diazolidnyl Urea
- Urea
- imidazolidinyl urea
FDA: US Food And Drug Administration FDA Receives Complaints Associated With the Use of Brazilian Blow-Outs
Bubble and Bee Chemicals to Avoid, Part 4: Formaldehyde Donors
The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics What's In Your Products?
Kerapure The Dangers of Formaldehyde
L.A. Times Sources of Dangerous Formaldehyde
AOL Daily Finance Five Products That Contain Formaldehyde: Is Your Health at Risk?
