Compoatlas

STRONTIUM PEROXIDE

Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 27968

STRONTIUM PEROXIDE: Allowed with restrictions, for the form named in the entry: “Hydrogen peroxide and other compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, with the exception of …” (Annex III, entry 12), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

In plain words

What it is used for

Functions declared by manufacturers:

Bleaching: lightens the shade of hair or skin.

Oxidising: changes the chemical nature of another substance by adding oxygen or removing hydrogen.

What the rules say

Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration, the product types allowed and a warning to be printed on the packaging. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label; the warning can.

The text of the annexes

Allowed with restrictions

CosIng cites the name STRONTIUM PEROXIDE in this entry, whose regulated name is “HYDROGEN PEROXIDE”: the title below says which form or use it covers.

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
Dates in the act (1)
  • Entry into force on 12 June 2019

Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.

Allowed with restrictions

Entry
Annex III, No 64
Substance
Strontium peroxide
Glossary names
Strontium peroxide
CAS
1314-18-7
EC
215-224-6
Product type
Rinse-off hair products
Maximum concentration
4.5% (as strontium)
Other conditions
All products must meet the hydrogen peroxide release requirements Professional use
Warnings
Avoid contact with eyes Rinse eyes immediately if product comes into contact with them For professional use only Wear suitable gloves
Dates in the act (10)
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2010
  • Application from 1 December 2010
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 1 December 2010
  • Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
    As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
  • Application from 11 January 2013
    July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2013
  • Application from 11 July 2013
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
  • Entry into force on 11 July 2013
  • Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
    Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
  • Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
    As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info

Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.

Identity

CosIng identifier
38356
CAS (according to CosIng)
1314-18-7
EC (according to CosIng)
215-224-6
Declared functions
Bleaching, Oxidising
Wikidata
Q654825
PubChem
14807
ECHA InfoCard
100.013.841
InChIKey
UHCGLDSRFKGERO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Elsewhere in the world

Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.

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).

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.

South Korea

  • Restricted: 과산화수소 및 과산화수소 생성물질 (STRONTIUM 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)

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