Aluminium oxide Hazards

Although aluminum oxide is certainly abrasive, it is also a skin irritant with a very questionably safety record. In any case, it is unquestionably unpleasant. If it gets into your eyes, it can scratch your cornea. If it gets into your ears, it can cause earaches. If it gets into your mouth, you will experience the unpleasant sensation of tooth enamel grinding away until it’s all washed out. Accidental ingestion can cause a scratchy or sore throat accompanied by a low-grade fever. Some people have increased allergic sensitivity to aluminum and cannot use any products with aluminum in them, (antiperspirants for instance).

Aluminum oxide crystals inflame and irritate the skin, leaving it red, whereas, baking soda crystals have a natural ability to calm, tone and soothe the skin. Baking soda crystals help balance the pH of the skin and minimize any post-peel itch or irritation, even when used immediately after chemical peels, because the skin affected by the acid is efficiently scrubbed away, leaving polished, toned and soothed skin without chemical or particulate residue.

Aluminium accumulation in the brain has been medically linked to Alzheimer’s disease. It is also suspected to play a role in various other similar neurological disorders such as Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, and Attention Deficit Disorder. As the theory goes, when aluminum concentrates in your brain, you can’t concentrate… because it short-circuits your neural networks.