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INCI ingredient

Potassium Thioglycolate

Potassium Thioglycolate appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair removals.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Potassium Thioglycolate appears on 17 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair removals.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: depilatory, hair waving or straightening

Products with Potassium Thioglycolate

in 17 products

Showing 17 of 17 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • depilatory
  • hair waving or straightening
  • depilatory: Breaking down the the mechanical strength of hair fibers so that they can be removed by mild scraping/rubbing.
  • hair waving or straightening: Modifying the chemical structure of the hair, allowing it to be set in the style required (permanent waves or hair straightening).

CAS 34452-51-2 · EC 252-038-4

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake