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Ec2 Aluminium Chlorohydrate

Aluminium chlorohydrate is an inorganic polymer used as the active ingredient in many antiperspirants. It works by passing aluminium ions into skin cells near sweat ducts, causing the cells to swell and block the ducts. As a coagulant, aluminium chlorohydrate is used to remove dissolved organic matter and small particles from water and wastewater by causing them to clump together. There is no evidence that the small amount of aluminium absorbed from antiperspirants can cause cancer, despite some claims, as only 0.012% is absorbed and less than would be expected from food consumption.

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Ec2 Aluminium Chlorohydrate

Aluminium chlorohydrate is an inorganic polymer used as the active ingredient in many antiperspirants. It works by passing aluminium ions into skin cells near sweat ducts, causing the cells to swell and block the ducts. As a coagulant, aluminium chlorohydrate is used to remove dissolved organic matter and small particles from water and wastewater by causing them to clump together. There is no evidence that the small amount of aluminium absorbed from antiperspirants can cause cancer, despite some claims, as only 0.012% is absorbed and less than would be expected from food consumption.

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EVERYDAY COMPOUNDS: ALUMINIUM CHLOROHYDRATE

ALUMINIUM CHLOROHYDRATE IS AN INORGANIC POLYMER, WITH THE GENERAL FORMULA AlnCl3n-m (OH)m. IT IS SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCED FROM OTHER ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS

AS AN ANTI-PERSPIRANT LINKS WITH BREAST CANCER


Average concentration: 10-25% There is no scientific evidence that
OH OH
Aluminium chlorohydrate is the active aluminium compounds found in anti-
ingredient in many anti-perspirants. perspirants, including aluminium
HO Al Al OH
Aluminium ions pass into cells in the chlorohydrate, can cause cancer,
top layer of the skin which lines the despite claims to the contrary.
Cl OH
eccrine gland sweat ducts, and water
passes in with them. This causes the Research has shown that only 0.012%
cells to swell, squeezing the ducts of the aluminium contained in anti-
closed so that the sweat cannot get perspirants is absorbed through
out. ALUMINIUM the skin. This is less than would be
PORE CHLOROHYDRATE expected to be absorbed from food
Poly Aluminium Chloride during the same time.
EPIDERMIS
White powder
Al2Cl(OH)5 Prior to a mammogram, it is advised
DERMIS not to use anti-perspirant, but this is
due to the fact that aluminium could
SWEAT GLAND show up in the mammogram and give
a false positive.
ANTI
PERSPIRANT

AS A COAGULANT
Aluminium chlorohydrate is used SYNTHESIS
in water and waste management Aluminium chlorohydrate is prepared
processes to remove dissolved industrially by the reaction of aluminium
organic matter and small particles WATER
TREATMENT with hydrochloric acid. Aluminium
of impurities, causing them to come hydroxide is the main aluminium-
together so they can be removed. containing compound usually used.

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