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Ingredient record

Salicylic Acid

CAS 69-72-7 · EC 200-712-3

Function: Exfoliant preservative
Status: Restricted — conditions apply
Maximum: (a) 3.0% (b) 2.0% (c) 0.5%
In brief: Salicylic acid is a beta-hydroxy acid, a substance found naturally in willow bark but usually made synthetically. In cosmetic products it acts as an exfoliant, loosening dead cells from the skin's surface, and as a preservative, helping to stop microbes growing in the product.
Also written: Sodium Salicylate · サリチル酸 · 살리실릭애씨드
Appears in: 9 catalogue products