Household ingredient · Bleach
Oxygen bleach (percarbonate, perborate)
Oxygen-releasing bleaches used in laundry boosters and dishwasher detergents; irritating to eyes at full strength.
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points oxygen bleach (percarbonate, perborate) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
EU cosmetics rules limit hydrogen peroxide and every compound that releases it (Annex III); oxygen bleaches release hydrogen peroxide. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Permitted | Detergents must list oxygen-based bleaching agents by weight band (Annex VII A). | — | [2] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (17)
- perborate
- percarbonate
- oxygen bleach
- peracetic acid
- sodium perborate
- hydrogen peroxide
- peroxyacetic acid
- sodium percarbonate
- oxygen bleaching agent
- sodium carbonate peroxide
- oxygen based bleaching agent
- sodium perborate monohydrate
- oxygen based bleaching agents
- sodium perborate tetrahydrate
- 5 oxygen based bleaching agents
- 15 oxygen based bleaching agents
- oxygen bleach percarbonate perborate
Sources
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“The following classes of constituent, if added, shall be listed irrespective of their concentration: - enzymes, - disinfectants, - optical brighteners, - perfumes.”
eur-lex.europa.eu