Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About POTASSIUM ALUM: Potassium Alum is an inorganic salt. In the United States, Potassium Alum may be used as an active ingredient in OTC drug products. When used as an active drug ingredient, the established name for Pot ... read more
About POTASSIUM ALUM: Potassium Alum is an inorganic salt. In the United States, Potassium Alum may be used as an active ingredient in OTC drug products. When used as an active drug ingredient, the established name for Potassium Alum is Alum, Potassium.
Function(s): Cosmetic Astringent; Drug Astringent - Oral Health Care Drugs; Oral Health Care Drug
Synoym(s): ALUM, POTASSIUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) DODECAHYDRATE SULFURIC ACID; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DODECAHYDRATE SULFURIC ACID, ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) ; EXSICCATED ALUM; POTASSIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID, ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SALT (2:1:1) , DODECAHYDRATE; ALUM POTASSIUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM ALUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM DISULFATE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Ecotoxicology
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
| Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
| Concern |
Reference |
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| 62 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Data Sources
| EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
| FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. |
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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