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Aluminum Hydroxide

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Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● ALUMINA HYDRATE

● ALUMINA, HYDRATED

● ALUMINA, TRIHYDRATE

● ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE SULPHATE

● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE SULFATE (AL(OH)(SO4))

● ALUMINUM OXIDE TRIHYDRATE

● ALUMINUM OXIDE, HYDRATE

● ALUMINUM TRIHYDROXIDE

● ALUMUNUM HYDROXIDE

● CI 77002

● HYDRATE ALUMINUM OXIDE

● HYDRATED ALUMINA

● PIGMENT WHITE 24

● TRIHYDRATE ALUMINA

● TRIHYDROXY ALUMINUM

● TRIHYDROXYALUMINUM

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Aluminum hydroxide, also known as hydrated alumina, is a form of aluminum used as a colorant.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

foundation	1013 products
concealer	383 products
lipstick	321 products
daily use with SPF	196 products
brow liner	138 products
lip gloss	137 products
CC cream	132 products
nail polish	110 products
blush	89 products
BB cream	67 products
eye liner	63 products
eye shadow	50 products
recreational sunscreen	46 products
bronzer/highlighter	39 products
makeup primer	25 products
lip balm	16 products
lip liner	15 products
lip plumper	14 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	13 products
glitter	11 products
moisturizer	10 products
mask	10 products
anti-aging	10 products
around-eye cream	10 products
mascara	8 products
facial powder	6 products
depilatory	6 products
hair removal waxes	6 products
serums & essences	6 products
setting powder/spray	5 products
pore strips	5 products
toothpaste	4 products
	4 products
other eye makeup	3 products
lip balm with SPF	3 products
nail glue	3 products
skin fading/lightener	2 products
makeup remover	2 products
conditioner	2 products
bar soap	2 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
body powder	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
eyelash glue	1 products
tooth whitening	1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priority	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Limited evidence of any toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
4434 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
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.
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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