Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, sold under the brand name Hydrosal Gel among others, is a first-line treatment for excessive sweating.[1]
Clinical studies support the efficacy and low incidence of irritation of the 15% aluminum chloride and 2% salicylic acid gel base formula.[2][3][4]
Formulations
Hydrosal Gel is a registered trademark of Valeo Pharma Inc. Hydrosal Gel contains 15% Aluminum chloride|aluminum chloride hexahydrate, an ingredient often used in strong antiperspirants, as well as a hydroalcoholicsalicylic acid gel base.
^Woolery-Lloyd, Heather; Whitney Valins (July 2011). "Aluminum chloride hexahydrate in a salicylic acid gel base: a case series of combination therapy with botulinum toxin type A for moderate to severe hyperhidrosis". Cutaneous Medicine for the Practitioner. 88 (1): 43–45. PMID21877507.
^Flanagan, Katherine H.; Dee Anna Glaser (May 2009). "An open-label trial of the efficacy of 15% aluminum chloride in 2% salicylic acid gel base in the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis". Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 8 (5): 477–480. PMID19537371.
^Benohanian, Antranik; Alain Dansereau; Chantal Bolduc; Ernest Bloom (September 1998). "Localized hyperhidrosis treated with aluminum chloride in a salicylic acid gel base". International Journal of Dermatology. 37 (9): 701–703. doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00543.x. PMID9762825.
