Ingredient Dictionary

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE

Sodium hypochlorite is an inorganic sodium salt in which hypochlorite is the counterion.

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

Tower 28Tower 28 SOS Rescue + Relief Body Wash Treatment

Definition

Sodium hypochlorite is an inorganic sodium salt in which hypochlorite is the counterion. It is used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent and is commonly found in household bleach. It has a role as a bleaching agent and a disinfectant. It contains a hypochlorite.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII DY38VHM5OD · registered name Sodium hypochlorite · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Oxidises other ingredientsOXIDISING

Safety & regulatory references

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H400 (category 1) · H314 (category 1B) · H410 (category 1)

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 次亜塩素酸Ｎａ: 本品は、次亜塩素酸のナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITEINCI소듐하이포클로라이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hypochlorous acid, sodium saltSynonym次亜塩素酸ＮａJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7681-52-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-668-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID8021276
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID001276

IUPAC: Sodium hypochlorite
Molecular formula: ClNaO
Molecular weight: 74.44 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
pH: 11.0
Melting/freezing point: -20 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 40 ℃
Vapour pressure: (17.4~20hPa 20℃)
Water solubility: 29.3 g/100g (0℃)
Vapour density: 0.7
Relative density: 1.1
Molecular weight: 74.4

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 368 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.

Bleaching agent150
Cleaning agent78
Brightener76
Oxidizing agent20
Biocide15
Processing aids not otherwise specified9
Soil amendments3
pH regulating agent3

9 other uses

Plasticizer2
Anti-scaling agent2
Fuel2
Solvent2
Plating agent2
Filler1
Food preservative (EPA)1
Intermediate1
Pigment1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

8 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1

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 12 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: Draize procedure described in 16 CFR 1500.41 according to
Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: Draize procedure described in 16 CFR 1500.41 according to
Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening
Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: 16 CFR 1500.42 according to
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening