Revlon Ingredient Update: Firm Eliminates Controversial Preservatives
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Revlon says its consumer products soon will be completely free of any long-chain or branched parabens, and the firm has discontinued use of formaldehyde releaser DMDM hydantoin and is phasing out quaternium-15 as well. NGOs have taken credit for the firm’s reformulation work.
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