Database/Antimicrobial/Hydrogen Peroxide
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hydrogen Peroxide natural?

Yes. Simple inorganic oxide with no petrochemical carbon fragment, analogous to water in the ISO 16128 scheme.

INCI nameHydrogen Peroxide
CAS7722-84-1
FormulaH2O2 · 34.015 Da
FunctionAntimicrobial · Oral Care
FeedstockManufactured industrially via the anthraquinone process from hydrogen…

How we scored it

Inorganic compound of hydrogen and oxygen only; no carbon skeleton; treated as natural origin like water under ISO 16128.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured industrially via the anthraquinone process from hydrogen and oxygen. Classed as natural origin under ISO 16128 as an inorganic substance, though not renewable.

In plain English

A simple oxidising compound of hydrogen and oxygen, used to bleach or disinfect. Manufactured industrially rather than extracted, but contains no petroleum-based carbon.

CosIng definition: Hydrogen Peroxide is the inorganic oxide that conforms to the formula

Structure

2D structure of Hydrogen Peroxide

hydrogen peroxide

PubChem CID 784 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Hydrogen Peroxide. PubChem CID 784. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDROGEN%20PEROXIDE