Database/Antiperspirant/Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly
Route-dependent · ISO 16128

Is Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly natural?

It depends. An antiperspirant salt that is almost entirely mineral; the small glycine buffer decides whether it is fully natural origin.

INCI nameAluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly
CAS174514-58-0
FormulaC2H8AlClNO4Zr+5 · 263.74 Da
FunctionAntiperspirant · Astringent
FeedstockAluminium and zirconium chlorohydrate minerals complexed with glycine.

Why the score varies

This ingredient is made commercially by more than one route, and ISO 16128 scores the feedstock actually used. Without a supplier certificate of origin the value cannot be claimed.

RouteFeedstockNOIShareNotes
natural-origin glycinealuminium zirconium octachlorohydrate (mineral) complexed with fermentation-derived glycine1.00minorityevery atom natural or mineral origin
synthetic glycinealuminium zirconium octachlorohydrate (mineral) complexed with synthetic glycine0.92majorityapprox. Al8Zr(OH)16Cl8 862.7 Da mineral / (862.7 + glycine 75.1) 937.8 Da = 0.92
Ask your supplier. A batch-specific certificate of origin or bio-based carbon test (ASTM D6866) settles which route applies.

How we scored it

Inorganic Al/Zr chlorohydrate (approx. Al8Zr(OH)16Cl8, 862.7 Da) is entirely mineral; glycine 75.1 Da (about one per zirconium) is route-dependent on this site: 1.0 with natural glycine, 862.7/937.8 = 0.92 with synthetic glycine.
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

Aluminium and zirconium chlorohydrate minerals complexed with glycine.

In plain English

The active ingredient in many antiperspirants, reducing underarm wetness. It's made by reacting aluminum and zirconium mineral salts with glycine, a simple amino acid.

CosIng definition: Complex reaction product obtained from the reaction of aluminium zirconium octachlorohydrate (Al8Zr(OH)20Cl8.xH2O) and glycine

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Structure

2D structure of Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly

aluminum;2-aminoacetic acid;zirconium(4+);chloride;hydroxide;hydrate

PubChem CID 72941670 ↗

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 Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly. PubChem CID 72941670. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM OCTACHLOROHYDREX GLY. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM OCTACHLOROHYDREX GLY. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALUMINUM%20ZIRCONIUM%20OCTACHLOROHYDREX%20GLY