Products Methenamine is commercially available as an ointment (Antihydral). It has been approved in many countries since 1968. Structure and properties Methenamine or hexamine (C6H12N4, Mr = 140.2 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder or as colorless crystals and is readily soluble in water. Effects Methenamine (ATC D11AA03) has antiperspirant and antimicrobial properties. The … Methenamine
Products Alum is found in deodorants and shaving pencils, among other products, and is available as an open commodity in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Alum in the pharmaceutical sense is aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate (AlK(SO4)2 – 12H2O, Mr = 474.4 g/mol). Alum exists as a colorless, thirst-quenching crystalline mass or as a granular … Alum
Products Aluminum chloride is available in deodorants and as a drug in solutions and as a cream. Structure and properties AlCl3 – 6H2O Effects Aluminum chloride is astringent: astringent and tanning and thus antihidrotic (antiperspirant). Indications Excessive perspiration, especially in the armpits, hands and feet. Dosage Aluminum chloride is applied to dry skin in the … Aluminum Chloride
