Butylated Compounds (BHT/BHA)
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I love that these are easy to spot on a label with just 3 capital letters…
๐ซย BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
And
๐ซย BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)

These two closely related synthetic antioxidants are used as preservatives and theyโre easy enough for an alphabet identifying child to find on a label!ย ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก… ๐ฅ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐โ๐ฌ!
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This toxic duo is commonly found in a wide array of cosmetics and skincare, but also widely used as food and medication preservatives.
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This is where it gets real bad…
When looking at the Material Safety Data Sheet for BHT youโll find the following…ย โDo NOT let this chemical enter the environment.โ
ย โCombustible.โ
ย โIngestion causes Abdominal pain. Confusion. Dizziness. Nausea. Vomiting.โ
ย โThe substance will have toxic effects on the liver.โ
ย โThe substance is harmful to aquatic organisms.โ
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๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ, ๐๐ฟ๐ผ, ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
ย The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies BHA as a probable human carcinogen.
ย The United States Department of Health and Human Services list BHT and BHA as known carcinogens.
ย The European Commission on Endocrine Disruption has also listed BHA as a Category 1 priority substance, based on evidence that it interferes with hormone function.
ย Itโs banned in England, Japan, multiple other European countries… as well as in EVERY product recommendation youโll find here!
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You and your families health is too precious to not read your labels.


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