tert-Butylhydroquinone

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Formula

CAS

C10H14O2

1948-33-0

 
CAS: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number
 

Background

tertiary-butylhydroquinone is an antioxidant used in cosmetics and as food additive. 

 

Synonyms

(mono) tertiary-butylhydroquinone

 

Uses

Cosmetics (hair colouring)
Lipstick
Lipgloss
Food

 

Cross-Reactions

butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
di-tertiary-butylhydroquinone (DTBHQ)

 

Unusual Reactions

 

 

References

1.

Calnan, C.D., Monotertiary butyl hydroquinone in lipstick. Contact Dermatitis, 1981. 7(5): p. 280.

2.

van Joost, T., D.H. Liem, and E. Stolz, Allergic contact dermatitis to monotertiary-butylhydroquinone in lipgloss. Contact Dermatitis, 1984. 10(3): p. 189-90.

3.

White, I.R., C.R. Lovell, and E. Cronin, Antioxidants in cosmetics. Contact Dermatitis, 1984. 11(5): p. 265-7.

4.

Le Coz C.J., Schneider G-A, Contact dermatitis from tertiary-butylhydroquinone in a hair dye, with cross-reactivity to BHA and BHT. Contact Dermatitis 1998;39:39-40

 

 

 

 

 

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