Sodium perborateProduct ingredient for Perboric acid
- Name
- Sodium perborate
- Drug Entry
- Perboric acid
Perboric acid is mainly found in its salt form of sodium perborate and it can be found as a monohydrate or tetrahydrate.1 It is one of the peroxy acid salts with very wide functionalities in industrial settings.8 Perboric acid in the form of sodium perborate is approved by Health Canada since 2004 to be used as a disinfectant of medical instruments.3 By the FDA, sodium perborate is approved as an ointment for the protection of poison ivy dermatitis.4
- Accession Number
- DBSALT002697
- Structure
Structure for Sodium perborate (DBSALT002697)
- Synonyms
- Perboric acid, sodium salt / Sodium peroxoborate, anhydrous / Sodium peroxometaborate