- Type
- Antiperspirant active
- How serious
- Low severity
- Evidence
- Emerging evidence
Why it is flagged
Weak oestrogen-like effects have been proposed in cell studies; regulators have not found evidence of harm at cosmetic levels.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist: Prohibited and restricted ingredients Health Canada, 2025
- Draft Assessment - Aluminium-containing Substances Group Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada, 2024
- Opinion on the safety of aluminium in cosmetic products – Submission II (SCCS/1613/19) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, 2020
- Safety of aluminium from dietary intake - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Food Contact Materials (AFC) European Food Safety Authority, 2008
Also listed as
aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, aluminum chloride