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SODIUM ALUMINATE

CAS 1302-42-7 Updated
22

Safety score · 0–100

Caution

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

A strongly alkaline inorganic salt used in industrial water treatment. PubChem flags it for severe skin burns and eye damage; very limited acceptable role in cosmetics.

Function

ANTICORROSIVEBUFFERING

Skin benefits

  • Used as buffer/pH adjuster in some industrial applications
  • Source of aluminum oxide in trace amounts

Known concerns

  • GHS H314 severe skin burns and eye damage
  • GHS H290 corrosive to metals
  • Strongly alkaline — not appropriate at meaningful % in leave-on cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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