Caredermis

Ammonium Persulfate

Severity 6/10

hair bleach booster

Is Ammonium Persulfate safe?

Ammonium Persulfate carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (allergy risk, irritation).

In plain language

The bleach-powder booster behind many hairdresser occupational allergies — both skin and asthma-type reactions.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Documented concerns

Allergy risk

6/10

Notorious respiratory and skin sensitizer, especially for hairdressers.

Irritation

5/10

Strong oxidizing irritant.

Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinBest avoided
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneBest avoided

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