Overview
An oxygen-releasing carbonate ingredient whose use requires finished-formula concentration, stability, and irritation review.
Source, harvesting, or manufacture
Manufactured by combining sodium carbonate with hydrogen peroxide under controlled industrial conditions, then stabilizing and grading the resulting crystalline solid.
Chemistry and composition
A solid addition compound of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide. Contact with water produces an alkaline solution and releases hydrogen peroxide; this chemistry differs from passive mineral salts.
Scientific research
The chemical behavior is well characterized, but that does not establish a recovery, detoxification, skin-treatment, or systemic benefit from a consumer bath.
Evidence labels apply to the specific bathing claim summarized here. They do not grade every possible use of the material.
Traditional use
This is a modern manufactured ingredient rather than a traditional mineral-bathing material.
Bathing relevance
Where a qualified formulator uses it, its purpose is tied to oxygen-release chemistry and water appearance—not a claim that oxygen is delivered into the body.
Relaxation and sensory experience
White, granular, and nearly odorless before dissolution; the finished bath experience depends on the complete formulation.
Comparisons
- Unlike sodium bicarbonate, sodium percarbonate carries hydrogen-peroxide chemistry.
- Unlike magnesium sulfate, it is not used merely to add dissolved mineral ions.
Practical use
Do not improvise with household cleaning grades. Only a finished, stability-tested, safety-assessed product should determine concentration and directions.
Safety
Concentrated material can irritate skin, eyes, and mucous membranes and is hazardous if ingested. Keep the dry ingredient away from contamination and incompatible materials.
General educational information only. Finished-product concentration, contaminants, allergens, interactions, packaging, and label directions govern real-world use.
Frequently asked questions
Does this page mean Sodium percarbonate is in Low Tide?
No. The library deliberately covers a broader historical formulation universe. Only a reconciled, owner-approved ingredient statement can establish product inclusion.
Does traditional use prove a health benefit?
No. It documents how people used or understood a material; clinical evidence is a separate question.
References
- Sodium percarbonate. National Library of Medicine, PubChem.
Related ingredients
Sodium carbonate
A water-soluble, alkaline carbonate salt used in tightly controlled formulas to adjust pH and water behavior.
Sodium bicarbonate
A mildly alkaline, water-soluble carbonate salt used to influence bath-water pH and feel.
Sodium sesquicarbonate
A combined sodium carbonate–bicarbonate material with alkalinity between common baking soda and soda ash preparations.