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Data: Fair

Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Glycine Complex

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption and Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

● ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM TETRACHLOROHYDREX GLY
● ALUMINUM ZIRCONIUM TETRACHLOROHYDREX GLYCINE COMPLEX
● ZIRCONIUM, CHLORO GLYCINE HYDROXY ALUMINUM COMPLEXES
● ALUMINUM ZICONIUM TETRACHLORHYDREX GLYCINE
● CHLORO GLYCINE HYDROXY ALUMINUM COMPLEXES ZIRCONIUM

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient

Aluminum-based antiperspirant and deodoorant agent.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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antiperspirant/deodorant268 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)136 products
body firming lotion1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients(2011-01-01)
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Use is restricted in Canadian cosmeticsHealth Canada
Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - anyEU Cosmetics Directive

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Cancer - limited evidenceUse of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study(2017-07-01)
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high dosesAluminium chloride promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis in normal murine mammary gland epithelial cells(2016-12-01)
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humansAntiperspirant use as a risk factor for breast cancer in Iraq(2006-05-01)
Cancer - limited evidenceAn earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving(2003-12-01)
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humansAntiperspirant use and the risk of breast cancer(2002-10-01)
  • List of Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients(2011-01-01)
  • Health Canada
  • EU Cosmetics Directive
  • Use of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study(2017-07-01)
  • Aluminium chloride promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis in normal murine mammary gland epithelial cells(2016-12-01)
  • Antiperspirant use as a risk factor for breast cancer in Iraq(2006-05-01)
  • An earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving(2003-12-01)
  • Antiperspirant use and the risk of breast cancer(2002-10-01)

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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