BHA

Our database includes 983 products that contain BHA.

Community rating: Loved

What it is

Antioxidant

This BHA stands for butylated hydroxyanisole. If you are looking for the beta-hydroxy acid, click here.

In cosmetics, butylated hydroxyanisole is used as a perservative. It also has antioxidant properties. The concentrations usually used in skincare are low and do not penetrate through skin.

However, it is considered a carcinogen when ingested.

Butylated Hydroxyanisole is a synthetic and waxy petrochemical. It is used as a preservative in foods and cosmetics.

Also known as: Butylated Hydroxyanisole

BHA is a somewhat common cosmetic ingredient, with about 6.1% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Masking, Antioxidant

Community Data

172 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

Users who like it 💖

Often have the following skin types:

Oily Combination

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Oiliness • Pores • Dark Spots • Texture

Where it's used

BHA is most often found as ingredient number 24 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use BHA the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 32184
  • INCI Name: BHA
  • INN Name: butylated hydroxyanisole
  • EC #:  246-563-8
  • All Functions: Antioxidant, Masking
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.