What is it?
Urea is also known as carbamide. It's use is primarily in fertilizer and as a feed supplement. Unfortunaltey, it is used as an antiseptic and deodorizer in many cosmetic and personal care products. Naturally occurring, it is a skin conditioner and does not release formaldehyde, however Urea compounds that are created synthetically as preservatives do release formaldehyde.
Reference: https://bit.ly/2P3IoXf
More information
This long list of cosmetic and Personal care ingredients fall into the Urea group:
Paraformaldehyde
Benzylhemiformaldehyde
2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1, 3-diol
5-bromo-5-nitro-1, 3-dioxane
Diazolidinyl urea
Imazolidinyl urea
Quaternium-15
DMDM Hydantoin
Sodium hydroxymethyl
Glycinate
Methenamine
From A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients and A Guide to Toxic Ingredients
See: Formaldehyde http://bit.ly/1EG0ovq
