Aluminum Chlorohydrate
Also: ACH · aluminum chlorhydrate · basic aluminum chloride · aluminum chlorohydrex
Use caution — high consumer concern but evidence for direct testosterone or cancer effects is weak; aluminum-free alternatives are widely available.
Testosterone & hormonal load
Aluminum chlorohydrate is the active ingredient in most antiperspirants, blocking sweat ducts in the underarm area. Direct testosterone-disrupting effects in humans are not well established. Some research suggests aluminum salts can exhibit weak estrogenic activity at the estrogen receptor (Darbre et al.), and concerns exist about lymph node accumulation near breast tissue. The SCCS concluded insufficient evidence to confirm endocrine disruption. Easy to switch to aluminum-free deodorant if concerned.
Found in.
Two jurisdictions, two different verdicts.
SCCS/1613/19 concluded existing data insufficient to confirm safety or endocrine risk. Aluminum compounds in cosmetics under ongoing review.
Regulated as OTC drug; permitted in antiperspirants under 21 CFR 350. Maximum concentrations defined; considered safe and effective by FDA.
The receipts.
- [01]Darbre 2016 — Aluminium and the human breast (PubMed)pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26997127/
- [02]EU SCCS/1613/19 — Safety of aluminum in cosmeticsec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_235.pdf
- [03]FDA — OTC Monograph M019: Antiperspirant Drug Productswww.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/omuf/index.cfm?OTC=M019&event=monograph
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