Formaldehyde releaser

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

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


 * Quaternium-15
 * Imidazolidinyl urea (Germall 115)
 * Diazolidinyl urea (Germall II)
 * DMDM hydantoin (Glydant)
 * 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol) (formaldehyde release is not related to mechanism of action)
 * Tris(hydroxymethyl) nitromethane (Tris Nitro)
 * Hydroxymethylglycinate (Suttocide A)

Resins and plastics

 * Polyoxymethylene plastic (Delrin)
 * Phenol formaldehyde resin
 * Urea formaldehyde resin
 * Melamine resin

Others

 * Paraformaldehyde