Approved Active Ingredients
The final OTC antiperspirant monograph itemized the 18 active ingredients that are approved for use in antiperspirant products in the U. S. Table 2 shows each of the approved
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Table 2 Antiperspirant Active Ingredients
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Active ingredient
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Concentration
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Dosage form
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Aluminum chloride
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Up to 15% (calculated on hexahydrate form)
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Only aqueous solution (must be nonaerosol)
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Aluminum chlorohydrate
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum chlorohydrex polyethylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum chlorohydrex propylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum dichlorohydrate
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum dichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum dichlorohydrex propylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum sesquichlorohydrate
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum sesquichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum sesquichlorohydrex propylene glycol
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Up to 25%
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Aerosol or nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex gly
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex gly
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrex gly
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Up to 20%
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Nonaerosol
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ingredients, concentration limits, and dosage forms/types in which the approved active can be formulated.
There are no specific active ingredient lists specified by the EU or Japan.
