Thioglycerol (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol; 3-mercaptopropane-1,2-diol; alpha-monothioglycerol; alpha-thioglycerol; CAS number: 96-27-5; Thioglycerine

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Thiodiglycerol is a bifunctional molecule that combines the reactivity of the SH group with that of the alcohol groups in one molecule.

The substance has the molecular formula: C4H6O4S and the linear formula: CH2OH-CHOH-CH2-SH and is used in cosmetic formulations. Thiodiglycerol acts as a depilatory agent (removes unwanted body hair), hair curler and hair straightener (allows hair to be straightened or curled by modifying its chemical structure). Furthermore, the substance acts as a keratolytic (removes dead cells from the horny layer (from the skin surface) and as a reducing agent (changes other ingredients by reduction, i.e. adding hydrogen or removing oxygen).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer