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"Potassium..." means the element potassium, "thioglycolate" means salts/esters of thioglycolic acid.
Potassium thioglycolate is used in cosmetics as depilatory agent. Furthermore, it acts as a hair curling agent or hair straightening agent (enables hair to be straightened or curled by changing its chemical structure).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer