Antiperspirants

An antiperspirant/deodorant composition which contains (a) a compatible cosmetically acceptable aerosol propellant and (b) as the active ingredient 1% to 30% by weight of one or a mixture of compounds represented by the formula

• (R.sub.1).sub.m Al(OR.sub.2).sub.n I
• wherein m and n each are 1 or 2 and the sum of m and n is 3;
• R.sub.1 is alkyl containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms;
• R.sub.2 is subsituted and unsubstituted radicals selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkenyl containing 5 to 6 carbon atoms, aryl having 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei, alkanoyl containing from 20 to 30 carbon atoms, alkenoyl containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms and aroyl having 1 to 2 aromatic nuclei;
• wherein the substituents on R.sub.2 when R.sub.2 is selected from the grouo consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkanoyl and alkenoyl and mixtures thereof are one or more of cycloalkyl containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkenyl containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms substituted cycloalkenyl containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, aryl containing 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei, alkoxy containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkoxy containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkenyloxy contaning 5 or 6 carbon atoms, aryloxy containing 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei, alkyl containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and alkoxy containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and mixture thereof, substituted aryl containing 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei, cycloalkenyloxy containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms or aryloxy containing 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei;
• and wherein the substitutents on R.sub.2 when R.sub.2 is the said cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl and aroyl groups are one or more of alkyl containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms or aryl containing 1 or 2 aromatic nuclei;
• and when R.sub.2 is phenyl, two adjacent alkyl and alkoxy substituents and mixture thereof on the phenyl can be joined to form a 5- or 6-membered saturated ring;
• when m is 2 and n is 1, R.sub.2 can be
• --(R.sub.3 O).sub.p --Al(R.sub.1).sub.2 (a)
• wherein R.sub.1 has the significance above and each R.sub.1 can be the same or different, R.sub.3 is a straight chain alkylene of 2 to 4 carbons and p is 0, 1 or 2;
• when m is 1 and n is 2, R.sub.2 has the significance above and each R.sub.2 can be the same or different or when one R.sub.2 is alkyl the other R.sub.2 can be ##STR11## wherein R.sub.1 has the significance above and R.sub.4 is alkyl containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms.