INCI name

SODIUM PERBORATE

Oral careOxidisingBasic data from CosIng

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Functions

Oral care
Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
Oxidising
Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding oxygen (or removing hydrogen).

EU regulation

EU · Annex III, entry 12Hydrogen peroxide and other compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, with the exception of the following substances in Annex II: No 1397, 1398, 1399
Product type
(a) Hair products (b) Skin products (c) Nail hardening products (d) Oral products, including mouth rinse, tooth paste and tooth whitening or bleaching products (e) Tooth whitening or bleaching products (f) Products intended for eyelashes
Maximum concentration
(a) 12 % of H2O2 (40 volumes), present or released (b) 4 % of H2O2, present or released (c) 2 % of H2O2, present or released (d) ≤ 0,1 % of H2O2, present or released (e) > 0,1 % ≤ 6 % of H2O2, present or released (f) 2 % of H2O2, present or released
Conditions and warnings
(a) (f) Wear suitable gloves (a) (b) (c) (e) Contains hydrogen peroxide Avoid contact with eyes Rinse immediately if product comes into contact with them. (e) Concentration of H2O2 present or released indicated in percentage. Not to be used on a person under 18 years of age. To be only sold to dental practitioners. For each cycle of use, the first use to be only done by dental practitioners or under their direct supervision if an equivalent level of safety is ensured. Afterwards to be provided to the consumer to complete the cycle of use. f) To be printed on the label: ‘For professional use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them. Contains hydrogen peroxide
As of
3 November 2026 · (EU) 2019/831
EU · Annex II, entry 1396Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including: Disodium octaborate anhydrous [1] Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate [2] 2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid [3] 2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate [4] Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt [5] Trioctyldodecyl borate [6] Zinc borate [7] Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt [8] Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9] Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10
As of
3 November 2026 · (EU) 2019/1966
EU · Annex II, entry 1397Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1] Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate [2] Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate [3] Sodium peroxoborate, hexahydrate [4] Sodium perborate [5] Sodium peroxometaborate; sodium peroxoborate [6] Perboric acid, sodium salt [7] Perboric acid, sodium salt, monohydrate [8] Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, monohydrate [9] Trimethyl borate [10]
As of
3 November 2026 · (EU) 2026/78

Safety Gate alerts (EU)

6 alerts about dangerous cosmetics in the EU mention this substance. An alert concerns a specific product, usually one that breaks EU rules.

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