Redox partner, Chemours has been the leading supplier of glycolic acid (alpha hydroxy acid) worldwide for more than 50 years. Chemours Glycolic Acid (alpha hydroxy acid) combines a unique set of properties that make it ideal for a wide range of applications, from personal care to industrial cleaning.
Personal Care
Glypure™ is your first choice for cosmetic-grade glycolic acid. It is used in many personal care and cosmetics products and is the most popular active ingredient in anti-aging formulations with strong consumer recognition. More recently it is also proven to offer unique advantages in hair care with the proven ability to penetrate the hair shaft, causing significant benefits to hair moisturization, softness, strength and manageability for both healthy and chemically treated hair.
Medical
Glycolic Acid 70% Solution High Purity is the precursor chemistry used in the production of resorbable polymer sutures. Chemours have extensive knowledge of this application which can be provided to clients.
Household, Institutional & Industrial
Glycolic Acid is also an extremely efficient descaler for cutting through hard water salts, it is a very effective cleaning agent with many added benefits, including low corrosion to most common metals, negligible odour and low toxicity. With the ability to chelate metal salts, Glycolic Acid fulfils many unique roles in a wide range of industries.
Highly soluble in water, Glycolic Acid is also easy to rinse, readily dilutable at all concentrations and compatible with many additives. It is environmentally friendly, biodegrading at a rate of 89% in 7 days. Non-flammable by nature, Glycolic Acid is the versatile liquid that is both safer to handle and easy to use.
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About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) helps create a colourful, capable and cleaner world through the power of chemistry. Chemours is a global leader in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations. Chemours ingredients are found in plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning, mining and oil refining operations and general industrial manufacturing. Our flagship products include prominent brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™, Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™. Chemours has approximately 7,000 employees and 26 manufacturing sites serving approximately 4,000 customers in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC.