{"id":37348,"date":"2025-12-03T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/bht\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:13:32","slug":"bht","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/bht\/","title":{"rendered":"BHT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>CONSERVATIVE<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient to avoid during pregnancy: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Suspected endocrine disruptor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: BHT, or butylated hydroxytoluene, is an antioxidant often used in cosmetic products to prevent the rancidity of formulations. It protects ingredients and the final product from oxidation, thus extending its shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Antioxidant<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Generally safe at concentrations typically used in cosmetics, although its use is sometimes controversial.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, BHT is a synthetic compound and contains no animal products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although BHT is widely used, some people prefer to avoid it due to environmental concerns or potential hormonal effects, although evidence is limited. It is suitable for non-sensitive skin, but can be irritating for some people.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: BHT is often found in products such as moisturizers, hair oils, foundations and some suncare products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-37348","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/37348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}