HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Allowed with restrictions

Entry

Annex III, No 12

Substance

Hydrogen peroxide and other compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, with the exception of the following substances in Annex II: No 1397, 1398, 1399

Glossary names

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

CAS

7722-84-1

EC

231-765-0

Product type

(a) Hair products (b) Skin products (c) Nail hardening products (d) Oral products, including mouth rinse, tooth paste and tooth whitening or bleaching products (e) Tooth whitening or bleaching products (f) Products intended for eyelashes

Maximum concentration

(a) 12 % of H2O2 (40 volumes), present or released (b) 4 % of H2O2, present or released (c) 2 % of H2O2, present or released (d) ≤ 0,1 % of H2O2, present or released (e) > 0,1 % ≤ 6 % of H2O2, present or released (f) 2 % of H2O2, present or released

Other conditions

(e) To be only sold to dental practitioners. For each cycle of use, first use by dental practitioners as defined under Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* or under their direct supervision if an equivalent level of safety is ensured. Afterwards to be provided to the consumer to complete the cycle of use. Not to be used on a person under 18 years of age. (f) For professional use only

Warnings

(a) (f) Wear suitable gloves (a) (b) (c) (e) Contains hydrogen peroxide Avoid contact with eyes Rinse immediately if product comes into contact with them. (e) Concentration of H2O2 present or released indicated in percentage. Not to be used on a person under 18 years of age. To be only sold to dental practitioners. For each cycle of use, the first use to be only done by dental practitioners or under their direct supervision if an equivalent level of safety is ensured. Afterwards to be provided to the consumer to complete the cycle of use. f) To be printed on the label: ‘For professional use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them. Contains hydrogen peroxide

Identity

CosIng identifier

34325

CAS (according to CosIng)

7722-84-1

EC (according to CosIng)

231-765-0

Declared functions

Antimicrobial, Oral care, Oxidising

Wikidata

Q171877

PubChem

784

ECHA InfoCard

100.028.878

InChIKey

MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

hydrogen peroxide solution… %

No harmonised CMR classification

Hazard classes

Ox. Liq. 1
Acute Tox. 4 *
Acute Tox. 4 *
Skin Corr. 1A

Hazard statements

H271 H332 H302 H314

CLP notes

B

• 11 September 2026: Teeth whitening pen, Smilekit, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 19 June 2026: Teeth whitening pen, Smilekit, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 10 October 2025: Teeth whitening pen, Bright White, United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (“Serious risk”) alert
• 28 March 2025: Toothpaste, Home Teeth Whitening, United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (“Serious risk”) alert
• 6 September 2024: Teeth whitening set, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 1 February 2024: Teeth whitening gel, Dental 360, Norway (“Serious risk”) alert
• 1 February 2024: Teeth whitening pen, Vaclav, Norway (“Serious risk”) alert
• 30 June 2023: Teeth whitening gel, Kission, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 28 April 2023: Teeth whitening strips, Crest, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
• 17 March 2023: Dental bleaching system, Ireland (“Serious risk”) alert

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

• Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)

Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.

Switzerland

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).

• Restricted: entrée 12 de l'annexe III du règlement (CE) n° 1223/2009

  art. 7 OCos. Conditions (source text, in French): En dérogation à l’entrée 12 de l’annexe III du règlement (CE) no 1223/2009, les produits de blanchiment ou d’éclaircissement des dents doivent être vendus exclusivement aux médecins-dentistes visés dans la loi du 23 juin 2006 sur les professions médicales ou aux hygiénistes dentaires diplômés ES visés dans l’ordonnance du DEFR du 11 septembre 2017 concernant les conditions minimales de reconnaissance des filières de formation et des études postdiplômes des écoles supérieures. Pour chaque cycle d’utilisation, la première utilisation est effectuée par des dentistes ou des hygiénistes dentaires ou sous leur supervision directe, si un niveau de sécurité équivalent est assuré. Le produit peut ensuite être remis au consommateur pour terminer le cycle d’utilisation. Il ne doit pas être utilisé chez les personnes âgés de moins de 18 ans.

United States, federal rules

None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.

Japan

• Prohibited: 過酸化水素 (Hydrogen peroxide)

  Annex 1 (prohibited substances), entry ７, page 3.

South Korea

• Restricted: 과산화수소수 과탄산나트륨 (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE)

  별표 2, 염모제 성분 (hair colorants), entry 40, page 20-21. Limit: 염모제(탈염ㆍ 탈색 포함)에서 과산화수소로서 12.0 %. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 과산화수소수 (CAS No. 7722-84-1) | 화학물질명: 과탄산나트륨 (CAS No. 15630-89-4)

• Restricted: 과산화수소 및 과산화수소 생성물질 (HYDROGEN PEROXIDE)

  별표 2, 기타 (other substances with limits), entry 3, page 27. Limit: ․두발용 제품류에 과산화수소 로서 3% ․손톱경화용 제품에 과산화수소 로서 2%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: 기타 제품에는 사용금지 | 화학물질명: 과산화수소 (CAS No. 7722-84-1) | 화학물질명: 과붕산나트륨 (CAS No. 15120-21-5) | 화학물질명: 소듐카보네이트퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 15630-89-4) | 화학물질명: 우레아퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 124-43-6) | 화학물질명: 칼슘퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 1305-79-9) | 화학물질명: 피브이피-하이드로젠퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 135927-36-5) | 화학물질명: 스트론튬퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 1314-18-7) | 화학물질명: 징크퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 1314-22-3) | 화학물질명: 마그네슘퍼옥사이드 (CAS No. 1335-26-8 / 14452-57-4)

Australia

• Subject to conditions (threshold, labelling or packaging): HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

  Poisons Standard, Schedule 5 (cosmetic entries), page 215. Thresholds cited: 12% or less | 6% or less | 6% (20 volume) or less | 3% (10 volume) or less. Conditions (source text): (excluding its salts and derivatives): | (a) in hair dye preparations containing 12% or less of hydrogen peroxide except in hair dyes containing 6% or less of hydrogen peroxide; or | (b) in other preparations containing 6% (20 volume) or less of hydrogen peroxide except in preparations containing 3% (10 volume) or less of hydrogen peroxide.

• Subject to conditions (threshold, labelling or packaging): HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

  Poisons Standard, Schedule 6 (cosmetic entries), page 261. Thresholds cited: 6% (20 volume) or less | 3% (10 volume) or less. Conditions (source text): (excluding its salts and derivatives) except: | (a) when included in Schedule 5; or | (b) in hair dye preparations containing 6% (20 volume) or less of hydrogen peroxide; or | (c) in other preparations containing 3% (10 volume) or less of hydrogen peroxide.

• Prohibited for the stated use: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

  Poisons Standard, Schedule 10 (formerly Appendix C), page 316. Thresholds cited: more than 6% (20 volume). Conditions (source text): (excluding its salts and derivatives) in teeth whitening preparations containing more than 6% (20 volume) of hydrogen peroxide except in preparations manufactured for, and supplied solely by, registered dental practitioners as part of their dental practice.