Question! Why does Dabur Vatika oil contain Hydroquinone??

[SerenavanderWoodsen]

I just got my first bottle of Dabur Vatkika in a green bottle and one of the ingreds is Hydroquinoneerplexed, this definitely is a concern for me,,anyone know anything about this...?

 

[victorious]

Yeah it contains TButyl Hydroquinone. I looked it up online a few days ago after someone left a message in my album, but I didn't find much info. Hopefully someone else can help. It's the second to last ingredient, so it might not pose serious risks (IDK erplexed ).

I've been using regular coconut oil in between too--not because of the TBHQ, but to stretch my vatika supply.


TBHQ
http://www.answers.com/topic/tert-butylhydroquinone (good source?)

tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone) is an aromatic organic compound which is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with tert-butyl group.

Applications
TBHQ is a highly effective antioxidant for unsaturated vegetable oils and many edible animal fats. It does not cause discoloration even in the presence of iron, and does not change flavor nor odor of the material it is added to. It can be combined with other antioxidants such as butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA). As food additive, its E number is E319, where it is used as an antioxidant. It is added to a wide range of foods, with highest limit (1000 mg/kg) permitted for frozen fish and fish products. Its primary advantage is enhancing storage life.
It is used industrially as a stabilizer to inhibit autopolymerization of organic peroxides. In perfumery, it is used as a fixative to lower the evaporation rate and improve stability. It is also added to varnishes, lacquers, resins, and oil field additives.

Carcinogenicity
In high doses, it has some negative health effects on lab animals, such as precursors to stomach tumors and damage to DNA.[1] A number of studies have shown that prolonged exposure to TBHQ may induce carcinogenity.[2]
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Other studies, however, have shown protective effects for TBHQ and other phenolic antioxidants, making the overall interpretation of the data complex.​

 

[bbdgirl]

This is so funny...I was looking at the back of my bottle of Dabur Amla oil last night and noticed that it contains Hydroquinine and stopped to wonder why?
Whassup?

 

[sunshinelady]

it is a perservative

 

[lollyoo]

a preservative

 

[JustKiya]

*nod* It's a preservative, and one that is often found (in the TBHQ form) in a lot of processed foods - if you've had McDonalds, you've eaten it, as they add it to the fry oil.

I wouldn't sweat it at all.

 

[gymfreak336]

I wouldn't sweat it either. The carcinogenic effects of Hydroquinone were "explored" in a study where they feed it to mice. You eat hydroquinone in many day to day products.

 

[LongHairDreams]

hmmm....one site says hydroquinone itself is: "Hydroquinone decreases the formation of melanin in the skin. Melanin is the pigment in skin that gives it a brown color. Hydroquinone topical is used to lighten areas of darkened skin such as freckles, age spots, cholasma, and melasma.Hydroquinone topical may also be used for purposes other than those listed here."

Another site says t-butyl hydroquinone "Use: in food industry it is used as antioxidant for vegetable oil and fat, roasted food, fried food and meat products"

Another site says: "[FONT=Century Gothic,Arial]TBHQ is a general purpose antioxidant used to preserve various oils, fats and food items by retarding their oxidative deterioration. It is used in formulating varnish, lacquer, resins and oil field additives. It is used a fixative in perfumery to reduce the evaporation rate and improve stability. It is used as a stabilizer to inhibit the auto-polymerization of organic peroxides."[/FONT]

very interesting.

 

[mrsthiggy]

Almost all of the Indian oils I came across have quinine/hydroquinine in them. It seems to be a new trend because there are some hair pomades at the asian owned BSS made in France that have quinine/hydroquinine and vitamin A or vitamin B in it. They cost about 11 to 12 dollars here in Maryland. As a budding PJ my head is