SHEET /m/benzoyl-peroxide · PubChem CID 7187 · CAS 94-36-0 · REV 2026.07
Benzoyl peroxide from source
C14H10O4 · 242.23 g/mol
Dibenzoyl peroxide · Benzoyl superoxide · Peroxide, dibenzoyl · Benzoperoxide
Also sold as Clearasil, Proactiv, PanOxyl from source
organic chemical compound
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OOC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported mouse oral LD50 for Benzoyl peroxide is 5,700 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
5,700 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 mouse oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
1 more reported value
- 7,710 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
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