| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.
Commercially available aluminum hydroxide is vegan and vegetarian.
Aluminum hydroxide is an inorganic salt used as an anticaking agent in cosmetics. It is most commonly produced by aqueous extraction from bauxite ore.
Sources
- Becker, L. C., Boyer, I., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2016). Safety Assessment of Alumina and Aluminum Hydroxide as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 35(3_suppl), 16S–33S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581816677948