aluminum chloride hexahydrate

Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, sold under the brand name Hydrosal Gel among others, is a first-line treatment for excessive sweating.{{cite web |title=Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate topical Monograph for Professionals |url=https://www.drugs.com/monograph/aluminum-chloride-hexahydrate-topical.html |website=Drugs.com |accessdate=5 November 2019 |language=en}}

Clinical studies support the efficacy and low incidence of irritation of the 15% aluminum chloride and 2% salicylic acid gel base formula.{{cite journal|last=Woolery-Lloyd|first=Heather|author2=Whitney Valins|title=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|journal=Cutaneous Medicine for the Practitioner|date=July 2011|volume=88|issue=1|pages=43–45|pmid=21877507}}{{cite journal|last=Flanagan|first=Katherine H.|author2=Dee Anna Glaser|title=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=Journal of Drugs in Dermatology|date=May 2009|volume=8|issue=5|pages=477–480|pmid=19537371}}{{cite journal|last=Benohanian|first=Antranik|author2=Alain Dansereau |author3=Chantal Bolduc |author4=Ernest Bloom |title=Localized hyperhidrosis treated with aluminum chloride in a salicylic acid gel base|journal=International Journal of Dermatology|date=September 1998|volume=37|issue=9|pages=701–703|doi=10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00543.x|pmid=9762825 }}