BHT

Is short for Butylated Hydroxytoluene. It can be hazardous when you breathe it in and can damage a developing fetus or the liver. BHT can irritate the skin and eyes, it may also cause headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion, and passing out. BHT is used as an anti-oxidant in gasoline, oils, waxes, rubbers, paints, and plastics. Its purified forms are used as anti-oxidants in foods. Symptoms from this can include: cough and sore throat if inhaled, redness if it gets on the skin, redness and pain if it gets into the eyes and abdominal pain, confusion, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting if it is ingested. Butylated hydroxytoluene is primarily used as an food additive that exploits it's antioxidant properties.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a lab-made chemical that is added to foods as a preservative. People also use it as medicine .BHT is used to treat genital herpes and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Some people apply BHT directly to the skin for cold sores.
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**How does it work?**
BHT is an antioxidant. It may damage the protective outer layer of viral cells. This may keep the viruses from multiplying and/or doing more damage. Oxygen reacts with BHT rather then oxidizing fats or oils, thereby protecting them from spoilage. BHT is also fat-soluble. This molecule is incompatible with ferric salts. BHT also preserves fats and oils in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.