NIOSH Pocket Guide entry: Benzoyl peroxide. Physical description: Colorless to white crystals or a granular powder with a faint, benzaldehyde-like odor.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ↗Dust entry
Benzoyl peroxide
Colorless to white crystals or a granular powder with a faint, benzaldehyde-like odor.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; sens derm Skin: Soap wash promptTarget organs: Eyes, skin, resp sys Breath: Resp support
Evidence
Controls
- follow the applicable NIOSH REL and OSHA PEL
- use exposure monitoring
- use engineering and work-practice controls
- use appropriate respiratory protection