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Aluminum acetate

CAS 8006-13-1

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

139-12-8

Aluminum acetate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum acetate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Aluminium acetate · Acetic acid, aluminum salt (3:1) · Aluminum salt acetic acid · Aluminium triacetate · aluminum triacetate · Astrigent

Show all 22 names

Buro-sol · Buro-Sol Concentrate · Dermeleve · Dermeleve Anti Itch Scalp Serum · Domeboro · Hydroxyaluminium di(acetate) · Hydroxyaluminum Di(acetate) · TriCalm · Tricalm Extra Strength · Tricalm Hydrogel · ZO Skin Health Post Procedure Program · ZO Skin Health Post Procedure Recovery System · Borofair component aluminum acetate · Burow solution · ZO Skin Health Astringent Solution · aluminum acetate solution

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial and an astringent.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Astringent
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 acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 0.23 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.1 %w/wSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Astringent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Astringent.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 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 acetate. 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 acetate 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 2020-08-31

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →
  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2026-12-31

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

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 acetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

Typical roles

AntimicrobialAstringent
See products using Aluminum acetate →