How we scored it
Fragments: Al and Na (mineral), Cl and OH (mineral counter-ions), lactate (fermentation-derived lactic acid) — 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
This antiperspirant complex combines aluminum and sodium mineral salts with lactic acid, typically produced by fermenting sugars. It is described by CosIng as a reaction-product complex rather than a single defined molecule.
In plain English
An antiperspirant and astringent ingredient. It's a mineral complex of aluminum and sodium combined with lactic acid, a natural fermentation product.
CosIng definition: Aluminum, chloro hydroxy lactate sodium complexes
Structure
aluminum;sodium;2-hydroxypropanoate;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.
- 2Sodium Aluminum Chlorohydroxy Lactate. PubChem CID 71586927. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3SODIUM ALUMINUM CHLOROHYDROXY LACTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4SODIUM ALUMINUM CHLOROHYDROXY LACTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20ALUMINUM%20CHLOROHYDROXY%20LACTATE