How we scored it
Inorganic Al/Zr chlorohydroxide complex; Al, Zr, Cl, OH and water are all mineral-origin -> 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
Manufactured from aluminum and zirconium mineral salts (chlorides/hydroxides) via inorganic synthesis. No organic feedstock is involved.
In plain English
An antiperspirant active that reduces underarm wetness. It is an inorganic mineral salt made from aluminum and zirconium compounds.
Structure
aluminum;zirconium(4+);chloride;hydroxide;hydrate
References
- 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.
- 2Aluminum Zirconium Pentachlorohydrate. PubChem CID 10130296. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM PENTACHLOROHYDRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM PENTACHLOROHYDRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALUMINUM%20ZIRCONIUM%20PENTACHLOROHYDRATE