Database/Antiperspirant/Aluminum Dichlorohydrate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Aluminum Dichlorohydrate natural?

Yes. A simple inorganic aluminum hydroxychloride salt; aluminum, chloride and hydroxide are all treated as mineral natural-origin.

INCI nameAluminum Dichlorohydrate
CAS10284-64-7
FormulaAl2Cl2H4O4 · 192.90 Da
FunctionAntiperspirant · Astringent
FeedstockAluminum Dichlorohydrate is manufactured by reacting aluminum metal…

How we scored it

Fragments: Al (mineral), Cl (mineral counter-ion), OH (hydroxide) — all natural-origin under site rules, so 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Aluminum Dichlorohydrate is manufactured by reacting aluminum metal or hydroxide with hydrochloric acid to a defined chloride:hydroxide ratio. All feedstocks are mineral-derived.

In plain English

The active ingredient in many antiperspirants, reducing underarm wetness. It's a simple mineral salt of aluminum, chloride and hydroxide.

Structure

2D structure of Aluminum Dichlorohydrate

dialuminum;dichloride;tetrahydroxide

PubChem CID 76957565 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Aluminum Dichlorohydrate. PubChem CID 76957565. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALUMINUM DICHLOROHYDRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALUMINUM DICHLOROHYDRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALUMINUM%20DICHLOROHYDRATE