Formaldehyde - Skin Allergy

Formaldehyde is a common skin allergy, an allergy that I have, and there are formaldehyde releasing preservatives that you should avoid if you have this type of allergy.

Formaldehyde Releasing Preservatives (FRP)

Avoid products that list ingredients like: (obviously) formaldehyde, quaternium-15 or Quat-15, dimethyl-dimethyl (DMDM) hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (bromopol).

I found DMDM Hydantoin in the hair gel I was using. I tossed it out since it was almost empty anyway. I found sodium hydroxymethylglycinate in a body scrub I was using; into the give away box it goes.

Nail Polishes are a common product that contain formaldehyde or formaldehyde resin. I just tossed out or gave away a bunch of polishes that had formaldehyde resin in the ingredients. I now look for nail polishes that are formaldehyde-free or 3-free (formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP). To remove my nail polish, lately I have simply been using the edge my nail file to gently scrape it off. A bit time consuming, but much better than the strong smelling polish remover I had  been using. Comes off easiest after a bath or shower.