How we scored it
Where it comes from
Manufactured by electrolytic oxidation of ammonium bisulfate/sulfate solution. The sulfate portion is mineral-derived; the ammonium portion derives from Haber-process ammonia made from natural gas.
In plain English
A strong oxidiser used to bleach and lighten hair. It's an inorganic salt made by processing mineral sulfate with ammonia produced from natural gas, not from plants.
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Structure
diazanium;sulfonatooxy sulfate
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Ammonium Persulfate. PubChem CID 62648. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3AMMONIUM PERSULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
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