WHAT IS IT? DMDM Hydantoin is a white, crystalline solid used in the formulation of shampoos, hair conditioners, skin care products, moisturizers, bath products and makeup bases and foundations. DMDM Hydantoin is a formaldehyde-releasing preservative, which prevents personal care products from spoilage.
Whale blubber is something everyone might be used to in daily life but often fail to recognize it. Whale blubber is pure fat that is used for almost all cosmetics, soaps, leather etc.
Historically Ambergris (whale vomit) has been adopted for a number of uses including being used as incense, as an ingredient in cigars to improve their odor, in medicine to help with colds, headaches and other medical conditions, to protect individuals from a plague (the scent of whale vomit was believed to prevent the plague by eliminating the plagues odor which was believed to be the way the plague transferred from person to person) and as an aphrodisiac among other purposes.