Ammonium Thioglycolate | 5421-46-5

Description :

Overview of Ammonium Thioglycolate

Ammonium Thioglycolate is used extensively for its reducing properties in cosmetic and personal care industries, particularly in hair care formulations. It's most well-known due to its ability to disintegrate disulfide bonds within keratin, which results in a significant change to the hair's structure.

Because of its powerful chemical properties, Ammonium Thioglycolate has a crucial role to play in hair perming, hair straightening and depilatory products. If used in a controlled amount, the product provides stable performance and stability to the formulation.

ChemicalBull offers the highest-quality Ammonium Thioglycolate that is suitable for industrial and professional cosmetic applications. Related Products are Ammonium Lactate and Candelilla Wax.

Applications of Ammonium Thioglycolate

Cosmetic & Personal Care Applications

• Used in hair perming and hair straightening formulations
• Acts as a reducing agent that breaks keratin disulfide bonds
• Common ingredient in depilatory creams and hair removal products
• Enables reshaping of hair texture (curling or relaxing)
• Used in professional salon-grade hair treatment products

Industrial Applications

• Utilised for the chemical industry and speciality formulations
• serves as a reduction agent and a complexing agent
• Ideal for industrial controlled chemical reactions

Safety & Handling Guidelines

• Use protective gloves, goggles, and appropriate clothing
• Avoid direct skin and eye contact in concentrated form
• Use only in controlled cosmetic formulations
• Store in tightly sealed containers away from heat and light
• Follow recommended safety, handling, and disposal procedures

Where to Buy Ammonium Thioglycolate?

Ammonium Thioglycolate Manufacturer

ChemicalBull offers cosmetic-grade and industrial-grade Ammonium Thioglycolate with consistent quality and performance.

Supplier & Distributor

• Bulk and small quantity supply
• Export-quality packaging
• Fast domestic and international delivery
• Complete technical and regulatory documentation

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Ammonium Thioglycolate MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet available upon request.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What can ammonium thioglycolate be used to do?
   

   It is mainly used for products for hair perming, straightening hair, and other depilatory treatments for use as a reducing agent in order to change the hair's structure.
   
   

2. What is ammonium thioglycolate in hair?
   

   It's used to make specially formulated hair perms and relaxers, which are applied in carefully controlled conditions that make hair bonds stronger and more flexible. Utilising it directly without knowledge of formulation is not advised.
   
   

3. What is another name for ammonium thioglycolate?
   

   It is also known as the ammonium salt of thioglycolic acid.