Ingredient · INCI listed
Alumina
A mineral (aluminum oxide) used to thicken or opacify formulas and, as fine crystals, to physically exfoliate. A functional mineral.
Data summary
Products containing
3
Most common in
3 products
exfoliants
Typical pairing
Allantoin
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In the catalog
Alumina by the numbers.
We've catalogued 3 products that use alumina, and it's strongly concentrated in exfoliants — 3 products, 100% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 60/100 on average (around the catalog norm); the strongest is No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator at 66/100.
It co-occurs most with Glycerin (1 shared formula) and Petrolatum (1 shared formula).
Where it shows up
