A mixture of potassium salts based on potassium monopersulfate, used as an oxidising agent.
What it is
Potassium caroate is, according to CosIng, a mixture of potassium monopersulfate, potassium sulfate and potassium bisulfate; it is a salt of peroxymonosulfuric acid (Caro's acid). CosIng lists it as an oxidising ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in denture cleansing tablets and other oxidising products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not show the proportions of the individual salts.
Functions
- Oxidising
- Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding oxygen (or removing hydrogen).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.