Calcium Thioglycolate Trihydrate

Calcium Thioglycolate Trihydrate (CAS 29820-13-1) is the calcium salt form of thioglycolic acid, in its stable trihydrate form.

Where is Calcium Thioglycolate Trihydrate used?

• Personal care: active ingredient in depilatory creams and lotions
• Depilatory action: dissolves hair at or below the skin surface without mechanical action
• Textile processing: chemically modifies wool fiber structure for controlled shrink-proofing
• Textile dyeing: improves dye uptake uniformity
• Leather processing: supports unhairing and fiber relaxation during beam house operations
• It breaks disulfide bonds in hair and wool fiber to enable chemical modification or removal.

Good to know: It functions as a depilatory and keratin-reducing agent. Use reduces reliance on sulfide-based alternatives.

Commercial specifications

• Packaging from small laboratory quantities to bulk industrial quantities