Depilatory compositions comprising aminoalkylpropanol

A depilatory composition comprising:

• a depilatory active, wherein the depilatory active is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 wt % based on the weight of the depilatory composition, and wherein the depilatory active contains a thiol group and is selected from the group consisting f potassium thioglycolate, calcium thioglycolate, thioglycolic acid, dithioerythritol, thioglycerol, thioglycol, thioxanthine, thiosalicylic acid, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, lipoic acid, sodium dihydrolipoate 6,8-dithiooctanoate, sodium 6,8-diothiooctanoate, a hydrogen sulphide salt, 2-mercaptopropionic acid, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, thiomalic acid, ammonium thioglycolate, glyceryl monothioglycolate, monoethanolamine thioglycolate, monoethanolamine thioglycolic acid, diammoniumdithiodiglycolate, ammonium thiolactate, monoethanolamine thiolactate, thioglycolamide, homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione, dithiothreitol, dihydrolipoic acid, 1,3-dithiopropanol, thioglycolamide, thioglycol-hydrazine, keratinase, guanidine thioglycolate, cysteamine, and combinations thereof;
• an alkali metal hydroxide selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide;
• and
• an aminoalkylpropanol, wherein the aminoalkylpropanol is present in an amount of from 0.2 to 10 wt % based on the weight of the depilatory composition;
• and
• wherein at 20° C. the composition has a pH in the range of from 10 to 12.5.