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    Urea

    carbamide

    Urea

    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

    This ingredient is commonly used in: