Patent ID: 8318231

Claim:
A two-part oxidizing system consisting of a first part and a second part adapted to be mixed to yield an aqueous oxidizing composition, wherein the first part consists of a chlorite and an optional additional ingredient, and the second part consists of a sodium acid sulfate or a chemical moiety that provides the bisulfate ion in situ, and an optional additional ingredient, wherein the additional ingredient in either the first part, the second part or both the first and second parts is selected from the group consisting of chelating agents, additional acids, hydrotropes, thickening or gelling agents, additional antimicrobial agents, carriers, wetting or defoaming agents, foaming agents, builders, textual modifiers, film-forming agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, flavoring aids, colorants, fragrances, skin conditioning agents, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the first part and the second part when mixed form about 10 ppm to about 10,000 pm chlorous acid.