Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen Peroxide

AKA “7722-84-1, oxydol, perhydrol, Superoxol, Interox, Hydrogen dioxide, Inhibine, Peroxaan, Albone”

Ingredient

Ingredient Facts

Hydrogen peroxide

AKA: 7722-84-1, Oxydol, Perhydrol, Superoxol, Interox, Hydrogen dioxide, Inhibine, Peroxaan, Albone

Ingredient · Antimicrobial · EWG: 5

Synthetic

Preservative

Not Clean

Hydrogen peroxide is the simplest peroxide with a chemical formula H2O2. Hydrogen peroxide is an unstable compound in the presence of a base or catalyst, and is typically stored with a stabilizer in a weakly acidic solution. If heated to its boiling point, it may undergo potentially explosive thermal decomposition. Hydrogen peroxide is formed in the body of mammals during reduction of oxygen either directly in a two-electron transfer reaction. As a natural product of metabolism, it readily undergoes decomposition by catalase in normal cells. Due to its potent and broad-spectrum antimicrobial actions, hydrogen peroxide is used in both liquid and gas form for preservative, disinfection and sterilization applications as an oxidative biocide. It is used in industrial and cosmetic applications as a bleaching agent. Hydrogen peroxide is also considered as a generally recognized as safe compound by the FDA; it is used as an antimicrobial agent in starch and cheese products, and as an oxidiz

Solubility greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992)

Formula

H2O2

Mol. Weight

34.02

CAS #

7722-84-1

Form

Powder

State

Hydrogen peroxide, aqueous solution, stabilized, with more than 60% hydrogen peroxide appears as a colorless liquid. Vapors may irritate the eyes and mucous membranes. Under prolonged exposure to fire

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Functions

Antimicrobial

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Oral Care

Oxidising

Fights Bacteria

Traditional Use

Discovered in 1818 by Louis-Jacques Thénard. By the late 1800s, it was adopted in beauty treatments for skin lightening and as a mild bleaching agent; later used in skincare for acne-fighting and disinfecting properties.

Skin Types

●all-skin-types

Best For

General

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe

Caution

EWG

CIR

Safe as used

Pregnancy

Caution

CIR Safety Findings

Not a Sensitizer

medical-approval

all-shades-safe

Concentration Guide

12.0%

0%17%

Reg. Limit

EU regulatory limit: 12.0%. (a) 12% of H2O2 (40 volumes), present or released (b) 4% of H2O2, present or released (c) 2% of H2O2, present or released (d) ≤ 0,1 % of H 2O 2, present or released e) > 0,1 % ≤ 6 % of H2O2, present or released (f) 2 % of H 2O 2, present or released. For (a) and (f): Wear suitable gloves For (a) (b) (c) and (e): Contains hydrogen peroxide. Avoid contact with eyes. Rinse immediately if product comes into contact with them. (e) Concentration of H 2O... Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex III (Restricted Substances), Entry 12.