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Is aluminum chloride antibacterial?
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No: Al chloride is not antibiotic it is anti hydrous or sweating. When applied to an armpit at night it gets absorbed into your sweat glands and decreases sweat production it is not killing any bacteria
Answered 9/1/2016
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