It is also used as a substitute for formaldehyde in chemical toilets. Consumers need to become more aware of the importance of 'reading the ingredients list' on these products just like you do at the grocery store. Bronopol This chemical compound has been around since the 1960's when it was first used as a pharmaceutical preservative where it was proven very effective at killing bacteria.

I hope you can use it to become better informed as to the detrimental effects they are proven capable of. In my research I've pared this list down to compounds that are found regularly in a wide variety of anti wrinkle creams. At the risk of completely turning you off skincare products, here's some food for thought when purchasing any sort of anti aging wrinkle cream product, not to mention other consumers products that touch your skin or that you ingest as part of your normal diet.

Over the past 20+ years its use in personal care products such as facial creams has diminished as it was known to potentially form nitrosamines of which some are well known carcingenics..