Sodium Perborate as a detergent ingredient
Connecting with water, sodium perborate releases hydrogen peroxide.
$$\ce{NaBO2*H2O2*3H2O-&gt;Na+ + BO2- + H2O2 + 3H2O}$$
$$\ce{H2O2-&gt;H+ + HOO-}$$
$$\ce{HOO- -&gt;HO- + O}$$

Dissolution of sodium percarbonate in water at hand washing and the washing machine washing, leads to the formation of the perhydroxy anion. This anion is an effective bleach, but it is formed in sufficient quantities only at temperatures above 60 ° C.
From the perhydroxy anion obtain atomic oxygen, which has a strong oxidizing capacity.