Description

Calcium Thioglycolate is an inorganic salt of thioglycolic acid, widely recognized for its role as a key reducing agent in depilatory formulations. Its commercial importance stems from its ability to effectively break down keratin disulfide bonds, making it indispensable for creating smooth, controlled hair removal products. This compound is primarily sought after by manufacturers in the personal care, cosmetic, and professional beauty industries for depilatory creams, lotions, and cold wave hair perms.

Application

• Depilatory Creams and Lotions: Serves as the primary active ingredient for breaking down hair keratin, enabling gentle and effective hair removal from the skin.
• Cold Wave Hair Perms: Acts as a reducing agent to break and reform the disulfide bonds in hair, allowing for the creation of long-lasting curls.
• Cosmetic Formulations: Used in specific skin care products where controlled reduction of proteins is required.
• Chemical Synthesis Intermediate: Employed in organic synthesis for introducing thiol or thioglycolate functional groups.
• Research & Development: Utilized in biochemical and pharmaceutical research laboratories for studying thiol-disulfide interchange reactions.
• Industrial Processes: Functions as a reducing agent or stabilizer in certain niche chemical manufacturing processes.

Basic Information

Product Name	Calcium Thioglycolate
CAS No.	814-71-1
Molecular Formula	C4H6CaO4S2
Molecular Weight	222.30 g/mol
Synonyms	Calcium Thioglycolate; Calcium Mercaptoacetate; Thioglycolic Acid Calcium Salt; Calcium Bis(mercaptoacetate); Mercaptoacetic Acid Calcium Salt; Calcium Thiolglycolate; Calcium Thioglycollate; Depilatory Agent Calcium Salt
EINECS	212-401-5

Quality Control

Our Calcium Thioglycolate is manufactured under strict quality control protocols to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and high purity suitable for cosmetic and personal care applications. We adhere to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines and can provide material compliant with relevant cosmetic ingredient standards. A comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA), detailing purity, assay, and impurity profiles, is available for every shipment upon request.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area at room temperature (15-25°C). Due to its hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) nature, the container must be kept tightly sealed after each use to prevent absorption of atmospheric moisture, which can lead to caking and degradation.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white crystalline powder
Identification (IR)	Conforms
Assay (Titration)	≥ 98.0 %
pH (5% Solution)	6.0 - 8.0
Loss on Drying	≤ 2.0 %
Heavy Metals (as Pb)	≤ 20 ppm
Iron (Fe)	≤ 50 ppm

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.