What does Aluminum chlorohydrate do?

Used in cosmetics as an antiperspirant, an astringent and a deodorant.

Is Aluminum chlorohydrate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial
pharma

Aluminum chlorohydrate

CAS 1327-41-9

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

183257-07-0 · 1980845-19-9 · 12042-91-0

Aluminum chlorohydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum chlorohydrate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Basic aluminum chloride · Aluminum chlorhydroxide · Aluminum chloride hydroxide · Aluminum chlorohydrate anhydrous · Aluminum chlorohydrate (Al2(OH)5Cl) · Aluminum(III) chloride pentahydroxide
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Aluminum chlorhydrate (AL2(OH)5CL) · Aluminum chlorhydroxide (AL2(OH)5CL) · Aluminum chloride hydroxide (AL2CL(OH)5) · Basic aluminum chloride (AL2(OH)5CL) · dialuminum;chloride;pentahydroxide · AKOS025294168 · Aluminum chlorohydroxide · Aluminium chloride hydroxide · Aluminium chloride hydroxide (Al2Cl(OH)5) · Aluminum chlorohydrate (Al2 (OH)5 Cl) · Aluminum monochloride pentahydroxide · Chloropentahydroxydialuminum · Dialuminium chloride pentahydroxide · H5Al2ClO5 · Zgrqkcwnbyxgob-uhfffaoysa-h · aluminum chlorhydrate · aluminum hydroxychloride
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antiperspirant, an astringent and a deodorant.
Antiperspirant
Astringent
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Aluminum chlorohydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 291 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antiperspirant, Astringent, Deodorizer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 291 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antiperspirant, Astringent, Deodorizer.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 379 active drug products and 395 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 379 active drug products and 395 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Aluminum chlorohydrate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Aluminum chlorohydrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2030-01-01
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Aluminum chlorohydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

395

Typical roles

AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Aluminum chlorohydrate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Aluminum chlorohydrate in the catalog.