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Magnesium peroxide

CAS 1335-26-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

14452-57-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium peroxide in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an oxidising agent. Magnesium dioxide / magnesium peroxide.

  • Oxidising
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Magnesium peroxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActiveMagnesium dioxide / magnesium peroxide Restriction: III/12
    • Magnesium dioxide / magnesium peroxide Restriction: III/12Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 38 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Oxidizing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 38 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Oxidizing agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Magnesium peroxide. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Magnesium peroxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2013

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Magnesium peroxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

38

Named organisations

5

Personal care

Typical roles

Oxidising
See products using Magnesium peroxide →