- industrial
- pharma
Aluminum silicate
CAS 12141-46-7
Also registered as 11 other CAS numbers
12758-14-4 · 55012-98-1 · 167952-93-4 · 848952-50-1 · 1237627-97-2 · 1260223-11-7 · 1399049-88-7 · 1433820-22-4 · 2172796-02-8 · 2241363-26-6 · 2305669-95-6
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Aluminum silicate in plain language
Also known as Aluminium silicate · Natural aluminum silicate · Aluminum oxide silicate (Al2O(SiO4)) · Aluminium oxide silicate · Aluminum oxide silicate · Kaolin, light or heavy
Show all 18 names
Silicic acid (H6SIO5), aluminum salt (1:2) · Aluminum oxide silicate (AlO0.5(SiO4)0.5) · Aluminum silicate (Al2SiO5) · Aluminum silicate oxide (Al2SiO5) · synthetic Aluminum silicate · Aluminum silicon oxide (Al2SiO5) · E-559 · Ins NO.559 · INS-559 · aluminum silicate (clay) · clay/micro-cel · clay/micro-cell
Used in consumer products as a colourant, an opacifier and an abrasive.
- Colourant
- Opacifier
- Abrasive
- Absorbent
- Anti-caking agent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Aluminum silicate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Inactive ingredient in US drugs
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USFDAinactive ingredient database4 entries — 2 administration routes
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 326 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Absorbent, Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 326 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Absorbent, Dye.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Aluminum silicate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 silicate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
326
Named organisations
6
Construction and building materialsHome maintenanceVehicleSpecialty occupational productsRaw materialsConstruction
Typical roles
ColourantOpacifierAbrasiveAbsorbentAnti-caking agent
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Aluminum silicate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
