Korean: 치오글라이콜릭애씨드, 그 염류 및 에스텔류 ·
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : ∙ 퍼머넌트웨이브용 및 헤어스트레이트너 제품에 치오글라이콜릭애씨드로서 11%
(다만, 가온2욕식 헤어스트레이트너 제품의 경우에는 치오글라이콜릭애씨드로서 5%, 치오글라이콜릭애씨드 및 그 염류를 주성분으로 하고 제1제 사용 시 조제하는 발열 2욕식 퍼머넌트웨이브용 제품의 경우 치오글라이콜릭애씨드로서 19%에 해당하는 양)
∙ 제모용 제품에 치오글라이콜릭애씨드로서 5%
∙ 염모제에 치오글라이콜릭애씨드로서 1%
∙ 사용 후 씻어내는 두발용 제품류에 2%
∙ 기타 제품에는 사용금지
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file.
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
How Thioglycolic acid and its salts and esters is treated in 5 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CN China | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【제한】 적용 및 사용범위 : (a)퍼머제품 1. 일반용 2. 전문용 (b)탈모제품 (c)기타 씻어내는 두발제품 * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : (a) 1.총량 8%（치오글리콜산으로 계산）， pH7-9.5 2.총량 11%（치오글리콜산으로 계산），pH7-9.5 (b)총량 5%（치오글리콜산으로 계산），pH7-12.7 (c)총량 2%（치오글리콜산으로 계산），pH7-9.5 * 라벨에 반드시 표기해야하는 사용조건과 주의사항 : (a)치오글리콜산염 함유; 설명에 의거하여 사용함; 어린이 손에 닿지... |
| TW Taiwan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): (1) 該成分作為非燙髮劑用途時，應參照化粧品成分使用限制表之規定。 ※ Sodium hydroxide、Potassium hydroxide 及 Lithium hydroxide 的限量濃度是以Sodium hydroxide 之重量計。倘添加上開混合之成分，其總量不得超過其限量規定。 * 단서조항 : (1) 該成分作為非燙髮劑用途時，應參照化粧品成分使用限制表之規定。 ※ Sodium hydroxide、Potassium hydroxide 及 Lithium hydroxide 的限量濃度是以Sodium hydroxide... |
| CA Canada | Restricted | 【Restrictions】 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 【Restrictions】 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... |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【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 * 제한 【사용 범위】 : (a) 헤어 스트레이트닝 또는 웨이빙 제품에 1. 일반사용에서 2. 전문가용에서 (b)... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【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 * 제한 【사용 범위】 : (a) 헤어 스트레이트닝 또는 웨이빙 제품에 1. 일반사용에서 2. 전문가용에서 (b)... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
Thioglycolic acid and its salts and esters 치오글라이콜릭애씨드 및 그 염류 및 에스터류 치오글라이콜릭애씨드, 그 염류 및 에스텔류
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
We found no specific rule for it in the EU's CosIng records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Restricted” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 치오글라이콜릭애씨드, 그 염류 및 에스텔류.