Definition
Mixture of potassium monopersulfate, potassium sulphate, and potassium bisulfate
Cosmetic roles
Oxidises other ingredientsOXIDISING
Safety & regulatory references
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H412 (category 3) · H400 (category 1) · H314 (category 1B) · +1 more
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM CAROATEINCI포타슘카로에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Potassium peroxymonosulfate sulfate (K5H3(SO3(O2))2(SO4)2)SynonymPOTASSIUM MONOPERSULFATESynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 70693-62-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 274-778-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID701015635
What products actually use it for
What the 10 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
- Soil amendments2
- Plating agent1
- Intermediate1
- Brightener1
- Bleaching agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating3Classed as low2
The study conclusions largely agree (60%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 7 studies
- Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) July 1992 according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) September 1996 according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) November 1982, revised August 1998 - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD Short-Term and Long-Term Toxicology Groups, 1981 according to - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard