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    Posted by Anonymous on June 27, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    I have hair remover cream filled in aluminium tube crimped from tube bottom and noticed that the tube bulged then the crimp open and product become greyish to black normal colour is yellow.

    product ingredients are sodium sulphite, calcium chloride, thioglycolic acid, lithium hydroxide,  cremaphor, propylene glycol, water, alcohol, and mineral oil
    Also I need some research/ testing lab can test this product

    Bill_Toge replied 8 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • belassi

    Member
    June 27, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    Lithium hydroxide? And aluminium? You’re lucky it hasn’t exploded. Hydrogen is quite inflammable.

  • Bill_Toge

    Member
    June 27, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    the darkening is most likely caused by thioglycolic acid attacking the aluminium, which has led to the product becoming contaminated

    thioglycolic acid and metals don’t get on with each other!

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