Database/Antiperspirant/Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrex PG
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrex PG natural?

Mostly. The inorganic aluminum chlorohydroxide core is mineral-origin; the propylene glycol modifier is petrochemical by this site's convention.

INCI nameAluminum Sesquichlorohydrex PG
CAS245090-60-2
FunctionAntiperspirant · Astringent
FeedstockAn inorganic aluminum chlorohydrate core reacted with propylene…

How we scored it

Assumed Al2Cl1.5(OH)4.5 core 184Da(1, mineral)+1 propylene glycol 76Da(0, petrochemical) -> 184/260=0.72 (stoichiometry not specified).
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

An inorganic aluminum chlorohydrate core reacted with propylene glycol. Exact PG-to-aluminum ratio is not specified by supplier data.

In plain English

An antiperspirant active combining a mineral aluminum salt with propylene glycol. Most of the ingredient is mineral in origin, with a minor synthetic component.

CosIng definition: 1,2-Propanediol, reaction products with aluminium chloride hydroxide (Al2Cl1.5(OH)4.5)

Natural alternatives with the same function

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 SESQUICHLOROHYDREX PG. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3ALUMINUM SESQUICHLOROHYDREX PG. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALUMINUM%20SESQUICHLOROHYDREX%20PG