That ingredient is different from formaldehyde (which incidentally is found in your body…). I’ve screened out the ingredients i think aren’t safe. That one is fine. My list of ingredients that I screen out is very conservative and it’s here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy

Kaolin is clay, I’ve never called that one out as it’s definitely safe. Kojic Acid also starts with K and needs to be avoided in both pregnancy and nursing.

You’re using the chemistry term alcohol interchangeably with the lay person’s term alcohol. A chemical is called an alcohol if they have an OH group attached to them. They’re often very, very different and don’t absorb or interact the same way in our bodies, they aren’t associated with fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. There are many alcohols also found naturally in your body.

Bidens Pilosa and Bakuchiol actually work through the exact same mechanism as actual retinoids. Brands have been out there saying they’re safe but… they’re new and have no evidence themselves. But if they’re working through the same mechanism of action it’s a pretty safe bet to think they have the same issues as a retinoid.

This is the glow and protect serum which is already in the list.

Aqua, Glycerin, Cococaprylate/Caprate, Propanediol, Diisooctyl Succinate, Squalane, Sucrose Polystearate, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Glycogen, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Citric Acid, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Parfum, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide