Is BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE Safe? — Ingredient Safety Profile · Greenveil
beauty / cleaning / food / industrial / pharma
BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE
2,6-Di-Tert-Butyl-4-Methylphenol is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
Research docs0Claims0Sources41FunctionAntioxidant • CosmeticsIdentifier128-37-0
Concern score
70/100High concern driven by antioxidant.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 70/100 (high) · high confidence.
Regional restrictions
EU — restricted · Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: a) Mouthwash b) Toothpaste c) Other leave-on and rinse-off products Maximum concentration: a) 0,001 % b) 0,1 % c) 0,8 % Other conditions: From 1 July 2023 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 January 2024 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market.
Where it appears
Prevalence of BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
7,055
Brands
6
Cleaning products and household careHome maintenanceSpecialty occupational productsFood and drugElectronics/small appliancesPersonal care
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
Good fit
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Avoid
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
restricted
Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: a) Mouthwash b) Toothpaste c) Other leave-on and rinse-off products Maximum concentration: a) 0,001 % b) 0,1 % c) 0,8 % Other conditions: From 1 July 2023 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 January 2024 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7055 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Home maintenance, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Stabilizing agent, Fragrance, Preservative.
