Why is it formaldehyde increasingly found in shampoos?

I I think formaldehyde are increasing found in shampoos to act as a preservative since the new shampoos nowadays have added emollient products like milk, tomato, avocado, to cater to the increasingly “discerning” masses. Is discerning equitable to being well informed?   Besides being a  tropical  environment here, the formaldehyde used is much much higher as compared to  cooler climates.

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Maybe we should consider this with focus on shampoos products.

“….. formaldehyde is a cancer suspect and is banned from cosmetics and toiletries in both Sweden and Japan. (Recently, however, Japan is beginning to bow to pressure from Western nations to relax this ban and accept exports from the West.) Formaldehyde is also an irritant and it can trigger allergies. Some people have also reported symptoms such as asthma and headaches after being exposed to it. ….

The safety of formaldehyde was reviewed in 1984, by a panel of scientific experts commissioned by the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA), a trade association representing the cosmetics industry. They concluded that there was insufficient data to show that cosmetics containing more than 0.2 percent of formaldehyde were safe. A different body, the European Union’s (EU’s) Scientific Committee on Cosmetics, decided that formaldehyde was safe if used “at low levels”. As a result, cosmetics and toiletries sold within the EU may contain formaldehyde as a preservative but the following restrictions have been applied to its use:

• It must not be used in aerosol sprays;
• Oral hygiene products such as mouthwash must not contain more than 0.1 percent of formaldehyde;
• Externally applied cosmetics and toiletries must not contain more than 0.2 percent.

However, these restrictions only apply where formaldehyde is used as a preservative. Formaldehyde can also be added to antibacterial (antiseptic) hand wash to kill microbes on your hands, and it is an important ingredient in some types nail hardeners. EU regulations allow up to 5 percent of formaldehyde in nail hardeners (that’s 25 times more than the CTFA’s safe level) and there are no specific regulations concerning its use as an antibacterial. If a nail hardener contains more than 0.05 percent of formaldehyde the label must clearly display the following warnings: “Contains Formaldehyde” and “Protect cuticles with grease or oil.”

But these warnings are not required on shampoo, shower gel or family bubble bath, all of which can legally contain four times as much formaldehyde. Why have the regulating authorities decided that 0.05 percent of formaldehyde in nail hardeners is sufficiently dangerous to warrant specific warnings while more than four times as much in antimicrobial hand wash is safe? Why not set a standard safety level for all products? (link)

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Maybe we should extrapolate the danger to this statement below:

“Formaldehyde is a carcinogen (causes cancer) and methanol a teratogen (causes birth defects)….”

“Formaldehyde is a very reactive substance, but dissolved in water it becomes a monster (formalin) with the propensity to attach to any protein molecule that it touches. Formaldehyde in the air causes cancers in human nasal passages, because it is so reactive, it attaches to the first moist protein with which it makes contact. ” (link)

So if your shampoo has lots of MILK, which is highly perishable in our tropical environment, then did it occur to you which it still smell so nice after a few months. Of course, you silly, it is the added fragrance and lots and lots of formaldehyde and other preservatives!!!! Well at least you smell nice while you die slowly or rather unnoticeably.

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So is it dangerous?

Yeah! I think so. So as with Aspartame as well since it is found in so many sugar-free food.

However, for formaldehyde in shampoo when mixed with water while we are bathing and which would trickle onto our moist eyes and nasal passage, in massive quantities given their unregulated amount, could be a major attributing factor to the generic AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION term.

In addition to formaldehyde, do LOOK OUT for other formaldehyde releasing agents widely used in Shampoos and cosmetics like diazolidinyl urea that was recently re-classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to its highest toxic class, IARC 1 (known human carcinogen).   It has been banned in Europe, after studies concluded that effects can result in: carcinogen, causes allergic reactions and contact dermatitis; headaches; irritates mucous membranes; damaging to eyes; linked to joint and chest pain; depression; headaches; fatigue; dizziness and immune dysfunction.

Anyway, we are so lucky have a huge cancer research centre and also the eye centre here to test their new cure on people would may be affected by these reportedly dangerous stuff whether by ingestion or merely entering through their eye and nasal cavities etc.

Take Care!

Mikey