Clarification/Follow-up by MissRebecca on 02/16/05 6:21 am:
I just found this article in the newspaper:

The People's Pharmacy

By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon‚ Ph.D.
Syndicated columnists


Aluminum in antiperspirants

Q: I read that antiperspirants could be dangerous because the aluminum in them can be absorbed into the body. Is there any basis to this?

A: The association between aluminum and Alzheimer's disease has been controversial for decades. Research suggests, however, that high doses can be neurotoxic.

Investigators have found that the aluminum in antiperspirants can be absorbed through the skin, but concluded that levels were too low to be dangerous. A case reported in the American Journal of Medicine (Dec. 15, 2004) suggests that this might not always be true. One woman developed bone pain and fatigue after four years of daily antiperspirant use. Her blood aluminum levels were elevated. After stopping the antiperspirant, her aluminum levels fell, and the symptoms resolved.