Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly
Reduces odor or sweat.
What it is
A compound of aluminum and zirconium combined with glycine, an amino acid.
Used as an antiperspirant, which reduces sweating, and as a deodorant.
What it does in a formula
Reduces odor or sweatOfficial EU function: Antiperspirant
Gives a tightening feelOfficial EU function: Astringent
What official sources say
Restricted in certain uses · Cosmetics, EU
Allowed in EU cosmetics within the limits the entry sets, only in anti-perspirants (Annex III, entry 50).
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III: list of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down, retrieved 2026-10-09