Database/Oxidising/Potassium Persulfate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Persulfate natural?

Yes. Both the potassium counter-ion and the persulfate oxidant are mineral-derived inorganic fragments with no organic petrochemical carbon.

INCI namePotassium Persulfate
CAS7727-21-1
FormulaK2O8S2 · 270.33 Da
FunctionOxidising
FeedstockProduced by electrolytic oxidation of potassium sulfate/bisulfate solution.…

How we scored it

K (natural metal ion) + S2O8 (natural sulfate-derived mineral oxidant) = 1.0.
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

Produced by electrolytic oxidation of potassium sulfate/bisulfate solution. Entirely inorganic, mineral-salt chemistry.

In plain English

An inorganic oxidising agent used to bleach hair. It is made from mineral potassium and sulfate salts through an electrochemical process, with no petrochemical carbon in the molecule.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Persulfate

dipotassium;sulfonatooxy sulfate

PubChem CID 24412 ↗

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. 2Potassium Persulfate. PubChem CID 24412. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM PERSULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM PERSULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20PERSULFATE