skincarecheck
INCI ingredient

BHA

BHA appears on 23 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hand creams.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

BHA appears on 23 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hand creams.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antioxidant, fragrance

Products with BHA

in 23 products

Showing 23 of 23 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antioxidant
  • fragrance
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 25013-16-5 · EC 246-563-8

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake