Know Your Ingredients: Aluminum Hydroxide

by beautifulwithbrains on September 17, 2011

in ingredients

What it is
Aluminum hydroxide, naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite, is a stable form of aluminium.

What it does
Aluminum hydroxide is an opacifying agent and skin protectant: it offers relief to injured skin and protects it from harmful stimuli.
It is also sometimes used as an absorbent.

Side effects
Aluminum hydroxide is generally considered to be safe.

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