What does Aluminum triphosphate do?

Used in cosmetics as a deodorant and an absorbent.

Is Aluminum triphosphate safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Aluminum triphosphate

CAS 29196-72-3

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

13939-25-8

Aluminum triphosphate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum triphosphate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Aluminum hydrogen triphosphate · Aluminum salt triphosphoric acid · Triphosphoric acid, aluminum salt (1:1) · A11760 · Aluminum dihydrogen triphosphate · Aluminium dihydrogen triphosphate
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Aluminiumdihydrogentriphosphate · Ec 237-714-9 · UNII-A4V295504Y
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a deodorant and an absorbent.
Deodorant
Absorbent
Colourant
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 triphosphate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Deodorizer, Pigment.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Absorbent, Deodorizer, Pigment.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 triphosphate. 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 triphosphate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 19, 2016
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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 triphosphate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsRaw materials

Typical roles

DeodorantAbsorbentColourant

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