How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6B86K0MCZC · registered name POTASSIUM 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: Amended Safety Assessment of Persulfates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ammonium, Potassium, and Sodium Persulfate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 過硫酸Ｋ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される無機塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7727-21-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-781-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4029690
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID809690
- IUPAC
- Dipotassium [(sulfonatoperoxy)sulfonyl]oxidanide
- Molecular formula
- K2O8S2
- Molecular weight
- 270.31 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Potassium persulfate appears as a white crystalline solid. Specific gravity 2.477. Decomposes below 100 °C. · Dry Powder
- Odour
- ODORLESS · odourless
- Solubility
- 1.75 G IN 100 CC OF WATER @ 0 °C · 5.2 G IN 100 CC OF HOT WATER @ 20 °C
- Density
- 2.477 · 2.5 g/cm³
- Stability
- GRADUALLY DECOMP LOSING AVAIL OXYGEN, MORE QUICKLY AT HIGHER TEMP, COMPLETELY AT ABOUT 100 °C
- pH
- AQUEOUS SOLN IS ACIDIC
- Colour
- white
- Water solubility
- 5.2 g/100㎖ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 2.5
- Decomposition temperature
- (&, lt, 100℃)
- Molecular weight
- 270.3
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 19 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 agent3
- Catalyst3
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- pH regulating agent2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Preservative1
- Plasticizer1
- Bleaching agent1
5 other uses
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Intermediate1
- Brightener1
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other1
- Dehydrating agent (desiccant)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
10 skin studies and 4 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 14 studies
- Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: U.S. 21CFR191.12 according to - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - 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 - Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Fed.Reg. 37(83): 8332; April 28, 1972 according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Synthesis of a graft copolymer of chloroprene rubber with acrylic acid as a shoe adhesive · 2023
- Impact on Potassium Persulfate on Linseed Oil Tanning · 2022
- Molecular characteristics, mechanism of synthesis, adhesive properties of graft copolymer of chloroprene rubber with acrylic acid · 2022
- Extraction of Collagen from Cattle Skin and Synthesis of Collagen Based Flame Retardant Composition and Introduction into Cellulosic Textile Material by Graft Copolymerization · 2017
- Anaphylaxis and severe systemic reactions caused by skin contact with persulfates in hair‐bleaching products · 2012
Linked databases 24
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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
- PubChem
- 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 · Japanese · Chinese