BHA
Avoid
Official INCI name
A synthetic antioxidant listed as a possible carcinogen and under EU review as a possible endocrine disruptor.
What it does
Antioxidant or stabiliser. Keeps oils and actives from going off.
Worth knowing
Under review or restricted for possible effects on the hormone (endocrine) system.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
Butylated Hydroxyanisole
“BHA” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 3370), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.