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

Is Sodium Persulfate natural?

Yes. Sodium counter-ion and persulfate oxidant are both simple mineral-derived inorganic fragments.

INCI nameSodium Persulfate
CAS7775-27-1
FormulaNa2O8S2 · 238.11 Da
FunctionOxidising
FeedstockProduced by electrolytic oxidation of sodium sulfate/bisulfate solution.…

How we scored it

Na (natural metal ion) + S2O8 (natural sulfate-derived 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 sodium sulfate/bisulfate solution. Purely inorganic mineral-salt chemistry.

In plain English

An inorganic bleaching and oxidising agent used in hair lighteners. It's made from mineral sodium and sulfate salts via an electrochemical process, with no petrochemical carbon.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Persulfate

disodium;sulfonatooxy sulfate

PubChem CID 62655 ↗

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. 2Sodium Persulfate. PubChem CID 62655. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM PERSULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM PERSULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20PERSULFATE