Characteristics
- INCI
- Sodium Salicylate
- CAS
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54-21-7
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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200-198-0
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- IUPAC
- Sodium Salicylate
- Functions
- denaturant, preservative
- EU Restr.
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V/3
EU regulatory status: restricted use. The ingredient is permitted in EU cosmetics but its use and labelling are regulated.
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Who it's for
Description
The sodium salt of salicylic acid. CosIng (the official EU cosmetic ingredient database) says that it's a preservative and helps to make the product taste bad (called denaturant), while some manufacturer claims that it has exfoliating properties and is antimicrobial. It's good to know, that the salt of an exfoliant is a neutralized form, so if you want to go for exfoliation stick to the pure acid.
Products with Sodium Salicylate (942 total)
Most often found in Ilcsi products (50 items)
