Benzoyl peroxide

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.

• IARC Monographs Volume 36 1985 Supplement 7 1987 Benzoyl Peroxide Group 3; Tumor Promoter DMBA Two-Stage Skin Carcinogenesis; Free Radical Radical Initiator Organic Peroxide; Cutibacterium acnes Bactericidal Acne OTC; E928 Flour Bleaching Agent FDA GRAS; ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg/m3; EU CLP Org Perox BD Flam Sol; Dental Resin Polymerization Initiator REGULATORY · 1987
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 7187) PUBCHEM
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: Benzoyl peroxide (npgd0052) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed properties for CID 7187 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7187; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7187; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7187; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID6024591 (Benzoyl peroxide) REFERENCE
• ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 7187 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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