Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate
AKA “Silver Silicate, Antimicrobial Agent”
Mineral
Ingredient Facts
Sodium silver aluminum silicate
AKA: Silver Silicate, Antimicrobial Agent
Mineral · Absorbent · EWG: 4
Synthetic
Mineral
Clean
Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate is the complex silicate obtained by the reaction of sodium silicate with sodium aluminate in an aqueous solution of sodium nitrate, sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate Science: Functions: Absorbent, Deodorant Safety Ratings: CIR: Safe as used
Form
Powder
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Functions
Absorbent
Deodorant
Anti-Inflammatory
Antimicrobial
Fights Acne
Absorbs excess oil
Neutralizes odor
Traditional Use
A synthetic mineral compound created through modern chemistry combining silver and aluminum silicates. Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial and deodorant agent.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Systemic allergic dermatitis of the lips resulting from allergy to an antimicrobial agent in a contact lens disinfecting solution.
Cressey BD, Scheinman PL
Contact dermatitis, 2012
Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents-Myth or Real Alternative?
Wińska K, Mączka W, Łyczko J, Grabarczyk M, Czubaszek A et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019
Verified Feb 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR