| potassium alum |
alum: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
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| potassium alum |
[USP] alum prepared with the addition of potassium; used topically as an astringent.
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Mineral salts are naturally astringent and inhibit bacterial growth. Potassium alum is sometimes confused with aluminum, compounds of which are the main ingredient in mainstream antiperspirant deodorants. These compounds can block pores and thereby prevent the release of sweat, the body's way of cooling itself. Alum and aluminum are two different substances. Aluminum is readily absorbed by the body; potassium alum is not. ...
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| potassium alum |
This is traditionally the most important of all the ancient mordants and was used as early as 2000 BC. It is the least toxic of the mordants and is safe to use. It is easy to handle in granular form.
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