The invention relates to an ink jet ink or ink jet recording material comprising at least one sterically hindered N-hydroxylamine strong acid salt of the formula (I) wherein G1 and G2 are e.g. C1-C4alkyl, Z1 and Z2 are each methyl, or Z1 and Z2 together form a linking moiety such as, for example, 1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidinium chloride or bis(1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl) sebacate dihydrochloride; X is an anion of a strong acid, or comprising at least one dialkyl N-hydroxylamine salt of the formula (R51,R52N-OH) . (HY), for example, chloride, bisulfate, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, ascorbate, formate, acetate, benzoate, oxalate, citrate, a carboxylate of thylenediaminetetraacetic acid or of diethylene-triaminepentaacetic acid or polyacrylate salts of N,N-diethylhydroxylamine, N,N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)hydroxylamine, N,N-bis(3-hydroxypropyl)hydroxylamine, N,N-dibenzyl-hydroxylamine or the N,N-di(alkyl)hydroxylamine produced by the direct oxidation of N,N-di(hydrogenated tallow)amine.