Ammonium thioglycolate is an organic ammonium salt having thioglycolate(1) as the counterion.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6P9E788VZZ · registered name AMMONIUM THIOGLYCOLATE · single chemical substance
Ammonium thioglycolate is an organic ammonium salt having thioglycolate(1) as the counterion. Also known as perm salt, it has use in perming hair. It has a role as an allergen and a reducing agent. It contains a thioglycolate(1-).
Source: PubChem
Ammonium Thioglycolate is the ammonium salt of Thioglycolic Acid that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Products for hair straightening or waving: 1. General use 2. Professional use (b) Depilatories (c) Other products for hair care which are removed after application
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 1. 8% ready to use pH 7 to 9.5 2. 11% ready to use pH 7 to 9.5 (b) 5% ready to use pH 7 to 12.7 (c) 2% .ready to use pH 7 to 9.5 The indicated percentages are calculated as thioglycolic acid
- Other limitations and requirements : a, b and c) In the USAGE must obligatorily the following information recorded: - Avoid contact with eyes. - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty water and consult a doctor - and c) Wear suitable gloves
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : a), b) and c) - Contains thioglycolic acid salts - Follow instructions - Keep out of reach of children - Only for professional use (where appropriate)
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : (a) Hair waving or straightening products: 1. General use 2. Professional use (b) Depilatories (c) Other hair care products which are removed after application
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : (a) 1. 8% ready for use at pH 7 – 9.5 2. 11% ready for use at pH 7- 9.5 (b) 5% ready for use at pH 7-12.7 (c) 2% ready for use at pH 7-9.5 For general use of hair waving or straightening products the maximum concentration for combination of Thioglycolic acid and thiolactic acid must not exceed 8% calculated as Thioglycolic Acid.
- Other limitations and requirements : (a) (b) (c) The directions for use drawn up in the national or official language(s) must obligatorily incorporate the following sentences: • Avoid contact with eyes • In the event of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. • Wear suitable gloves (a) and (c) only.
- Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : (a) • Contains thioglycolate • Follow the instructions • Keep out of reach of children. • For professional use only. (b) and (c) • Contains thioglycolate • Follow the instructions • Keep out of reach of children
Canada
- Conditions of Use by product type : (a) Eyelash curling products (b) Hair dyes, waving or straightening products (c) Hair dyes, waving or straightening products for professional use (d) Depilatory products
- Maximum Concentration Permitted : ((a) 11% (as thioglycolic aci(d) with a pH less than or equal to 9.5 (b) 8% (as thioglycolic aci(d) with a pH less than or equal to 9.5 (c) 11% (as thioglycolic aci(d) with a pH less than or equal to 9.5 (d) 5% (as thioglycolic aci(d) with a pH less than or equal to 12.7
- Warnings and Cautionary Statements: (to the effect of) : (a) "For professional use only.", "Avoid direct skin contact, wear suitable gloves.", "Avoid contact with eyes and, in the event of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical attention." (b)"Avoid direct skin contact, wear suitable gloves.", "Not for use in the area of the eye." (c) "For professional use only." "Avoid direct skin contact, wear suitable gloves.", "Not for use in the area of the eye." d) "Avoid contact with eyes and, in the event of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical attention."
China
- Maximum concentration : (a)
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : (a) Hair products (b) Depilatories (c) Hair rinse-off products (d) Products intended for eyelash waving
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 1) 8% 2) 11% (b) 5% (c) 2% (d) 11% The abovementioned percentages are calculated as thioglycollic acid
- Other : (a) General use ready for use pH 7 to 9.5 Professional use ready for use pH 7 to 9.5 (b) ready for use pH 7 to 12.7 (c) ready for use pH 7 to 9.5 (d) ready for use pH 7 to 9,5
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Condition of use: (a) (b) (c) Avoid contact with eyes In the event of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice (a) (c) (d) Wear suitable gloves Warnings to be printed on the label: (a) (b) (c) Contains thioglycolate Follow the instructions Keep out of reach of children (a) (d) For professional use only: Cotains thiglycolata, folow the instruction.
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction III/2a
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Report on the Safety Assessment of Ammonium Thioglycolate, Butyl Thioglycolate, Calcium Thioglycolate, Ethanolamine Thioglycolate, Ethyl Thioglycolate, Glyceryl Thioglycolate, Isooctyl Thioglycolate, Isopropyl Thioglycolate, Magnesium Thioglycolate, Methyl Thioglycolate, Potassium Thioglycolate, Sodium Thioglycolate, and Thioglycolic Acid
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ammonium and Glyceryl Thioglycolates and Thioglycolic Acid
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name チオグリコール酸アンモニウム: 本品は、チオグリコール酸のアンモニウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5421-46-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-540-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2027599
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID007599
- IUPAC
- Ammonium sulfanylacetate
- Molecular formula
- C2H7NO2S
- Molecular weight
- 109.14 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Ammonium thioglycolate is a colorless to faint pink liquid with a repulsive, skunk-like odor. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid
- Odour
- Repulsive odor · Strong skunk-like odor
- Solubility
- Miscible (NTP, 1992)
- Density
- Specific gravity: 1.205 @ 20 °C · Available commercially as a 30-59% solution in water, density @ 20 °C: 1.10 kg/l (30% solution), 1.19 kg/l (59% solution), solutions are neutral to alkaline, depending on the intended application
- pH
- pH = 7.0-7.2 · 7.0-7.2
- Dissociation constant
- pKa1: 3.55 @ 25 °C, pKa2: 10.22 @ 25 °C /Thioglycolic acid/
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000085 ㎜Hg (at 25℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 100 g/100㎖ (at 25℃, est.)
- Relative density
- 1.205 (at 20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.85 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 109.14
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Chelating agent2
- Reducing agent1
- Hair waving or straightening (EPA)1
- Depilatory (EPA)1
- Corrosion inhibitor1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
7 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (67%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 10 studies
- Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: US, 16 CFR 1500.41 according to - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Skin sensitization - Category 1B
Skin Sensitization · Screening - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Skin sensitisation - category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin irritation - category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: US, 16 CFR 1500.42 according to - Eye irritation - category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Gefahrstoffe in der Luft an Friseurarbeitsplätzen · 2002
- Comparative Assessments of New Hair-Straightening Cosmetic Formulations on Wavy Type 2 Hair · 2024
- Hair Product Allergy: A Review of Epidemiology and Management · 2024
- A multi‐institutional joint study of contact dermatitis related to hair colouring and perming agents in Japan · 2017
- Contact allergy to EDTA in a topical corticosteroid preparation · 1986
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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