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Aluminum oxide

CAS 12522-88-2

Also registered as 78 other CAS numbers

12737-16-5 · 39354-49-9 · 53809-96-4 · 54352-04-4 · 67853-35-4 · 67894-14-8 · 67894-42-2 · 68189-68-4 · 68389-42-4 · 68389-43-5 · 74871-10-6 · 76363-38-7 · 76363-81-0 · 84149-21-3 · 90669-62-8 · 107462-07-7 · 107874-14-6 · 117314-00-8 · 122784-35-4 · 127361-04-0 · 131689-14-0 · 135152-65-7 · 135667-70-8 · 138361-58-7 · 148619-39-0 · 152743-26-5 · 153858-98-1 · 157516-29-5 · 163581-50-8 · 165390-91-0 · 170448-81-4 · 190401-78-6 · 200295-99-4 · 205316-36-5 · 209552-43-2 · 230616-05-4 · 252375-49-8 · 252756-35-7 · 253606-45-0 · 253606-46-1 · +38 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum oxide in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Alumina”.
Also known as Alumina · Aluminium oxide · Aluminium lake · Aluminum lake · Activated aluminum oxide · Anhydrous aluminum oxide
Show all 38 names
dialuminum;tris(oxygen(2-)) · 134428-1 DR Alumina Balls - 6MM · Activated alumina · Chromatographic activated alumina · Abramant · Abramax · Abrasit · Aeroperl Alu 100/30 · Aerosil C · Aerosil L · Aerosil RX-C · Al2O3 · Al2O3 (Aluminiium Oxide) · Almite · Alon C · Aloxite · Aluminite 37 · Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) · Aluminum trioxide · Alundum · Dialuminum trioxide · Eta-alumina · Fiber FP · Neobead C · Saffie · Theta alumina · alpha-alumina (aluminum oxide) (sara iii) · aluminii oxidum · aluminum oxide (al2o3) (non-fibrous) · delta alumina · gamma-Alumina · vulcanized rubber
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an abrasive, an absorbent and an anticaking agent.
Abrasive
Absorbent
Anticaking
Bulking
Opacifying
Viscosity controlling
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 oxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: NASource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: NASource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 80 active drug products and 85 total products.Source →
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7461 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Filler, Abrasive, Absorbent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7461 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Filler, Abrasive, Absorbent.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 oxide. 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 oxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 15, 2019
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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 EPA CPDat has listed Aluminum oxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

7,461

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsRaw materialsHome maintenanceCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryConstruction

Typical roles

AbrasiveAbsorbentAnticakingBulkingOpacifyingViscosity controlling

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Aluminum oxide; 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 oxide in the catalog.