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Ethyl thioglycolate

CAS 623-51-8

Ethyl thioglycolate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethyl thioglycolate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Thioglykolsaeure-aethylester · Acetic acid,mercapto-,ethylester · Ethyl mercaptoacetate · Acetic acid, 2-MERCAPTO-, ethyl ester · Acetic acid, mercapto-, ethyl ester · Ethyl sulfanylacetate

Show all 18 names

ethyl 2-sulfanylacetate · 2-Mercaptoacetic acid ethyl ester · 4-03-00-00616 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) · Ethoxycarbonylmethanethiol · Ethyl .alpha.-mercaptoacetate · Ethyl 2-mercaptoacetate · Ethyl α-mercaptoacetate · Ethylmercaptoacetat · Thioglycolic acid ethyl ester · Thioglykolsaeureaethylester · UNII-Z5SD8DD6CP · Usaf EK-2070

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a depilatory, a hair waving or straightening agent and a reducing agent.

  • Depilatory
  • Hair waving or straightening
  • Reducing
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethyl thioglycolate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/2b
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Reducing agent, Depilatory, Hair waving or straightening.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Reducing agent, Depilatory, Hair waving or straightening.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ethyl thioglycolate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ethyl thioglycolate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ethyl thioglycolate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Laboratory supplies

Typical roles

DepilatoryHair waving or straighteningReducing
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