Synonym(s)
Bis(mercaptoacetato-O,S)magnesium; CAS number: 63592-16-5; Magnesium mercaptoacetate
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Magnesium thioglycolate (thioglycolates are the salts/esters of thioglycolic acid) is a substance used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as a reducing agent (reduces oxygen or adds hydrogen and thus changes the chemical composition of a substance) and hair remover (removes unwanted body hair). Furthermore, magnesium thioglycolate changes the chemical structure of the hair and thus has a waving or smoothing effect.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer