Formaldehyde's toxicity was presumed to derive from its ability to crosslink DNA, but that happens only at huge doses. Recent discoveries that formaldehyde is found in the body in small amounts led a ...

The chemical formaldehyde is found just about everywhere, including in composite lumber, plastics, paints and glues used in many homes and offices. This past week, an EPA evaluation said it poses “an ...

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Formaldehyde is a common chemical used in various industries as a disinfectant, resin precursor, and synthetic intermediate.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to recommend a ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products after years of research suggests the chemical may cause hormone-related cancers, like breast, ...

Common personal care and beauty products like lotions, soaps, shampoos, eyeliner, and even eyelash glue can contain formaldehyde or preservatives that release formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that has ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has been evaluating the link between formaldehyde and leukemia, a type of blood cancer, for more than a decade, but it has not yet reached a final decision. The ...

Learn how you can identify formaldehyde in hair-smoothing products. March 1, 2012 — -- Five months ago, the federal government put out a hazard alert about the hair-smoothing treatment, Brazilian ...

Whenever using lotion, it is important to check in on product recalls as well as the ingredients, as some may include metals. Here are several body lotions that, at various points in time, have been ...

I was in fourth grade when I got my hair relaxed for the first time. My mom took me to a professional salon, and Game Boy in hand, I sat in the chair, nervous but excited. My mom and sometimes other ...

In December 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency released the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for formaldehyde. A year later, in December 2025, the EPA ...

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