How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 22QF6L357F · registered name Ammonium persulfate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- South Korea · Taiwan
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ammonium, Potassium, and Sodium Persulfate
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Persulfates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 過硫酸アンモニウム: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるアンモニウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7727-54-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-786-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9029691
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID209691
- IUPAC
- Diammonium [(sulfonatoperoxy)sulfonyl]oxidanide
- Molecular formula
- H8N2O8S2
- Molecular weight
- 228.19 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Water solubility
- 58.2 g/100㎖ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 1.9
- Decomposition temperature
- 120 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 228.2
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 34 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Oxidizing agent4
- Bleaching agent4
- Viscosity modifier4
- Catalyst3
- Preservative2
- pH regulating agent2
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- Intermediate2
8 other uses
- Biocide2
- Emulsifier2
- Plating agent2
- Plasticizer1
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other1
- Etching agent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
13 skin studies and 5 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 18 studies
- High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Sah
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-5 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1981 - Skin sensitization - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 1981 according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- When colour turns white: Contact leukoderma to ammonium persulfate in a hair dye · 2024
- Patch Testing with Ammonium Persulfate: The North American Contact Dermatitis Group Experience, 2015-2018. · 2021
- Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from ammonium persulfate in a hairdresser · 2021
- A new case of spa dermatitis mimicking photo allergy · 2020
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ammonium, Potassium, and Sodium Persulfate · 2001
Linked databases 23
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese