Ingredient profile
SODIUM PERBORATE
Raters disagreeoral careoxidisingCAS 15120-21-5CAS 7632-04-4CAS 11138-47-9
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as Sodium Perborate.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Restricted by concentration and product type; not permitted for the genital area. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Concern
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Carries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 1B) — a definite (category 1A/1B) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 005-022-00-4. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used. (EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export))
- Safe
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 12) — allowed only under restrictions.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 1BCarries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 1B) — a definite (category 1A/1B) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 005-022-00-4. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
- ECHA (REACH) · ECHA Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (REACH)An oxidising agent used in some tooth-whitening products, identified as toxic to reproduction.
Canada
Restricted
Notes
- EU harmonised CMR (cat. 1)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
