Salicylic Acid
Oil-soluble hydroxy acid
1. INCI y CAS
INCI: Salicylic Acid · CAS: 69-72-7
2. Función en la fórmula
Salicylic acid is restricted by market. This guide uses 0.5% as a cosmetic starting point and does not claim OTC acne treatment, a peel, or a medical indication.
3. Niveles de uso típicos (guía de formulación)
- Rinse-off clarifiers: confirm the market cap as a formulation guide.
- For leave-on, use only inside the destination limit, guide start 0.5% as a formulation guide.
Pre-dissolve in a suitable solvent or a hot water phase as the TDS allows. Confirm EU, US and China limits before filing.
4. Fuentes normativas y cumplimiento global
- CosIng may identify Salicylic Acid as an ingredient, but its entry does not approve a material grade or finished formula.
- An EU-market cosmetic under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 requires a product-level safety assessment for the complete formula that contains Salicylic Acid for the completed formula, not simply for an ingredient in isolation.
- For Salicylic Acid, check the purchased grade against its supplier TDS and review filing requirements in the destination market.
5. Seguridad y evaluación de riesgos
Use the stated level as reference guidance for cosmetic formulation; it does not establish drug approval or OTC-monograph status so assess patch response and stability in the final formula.
6. Estabilidad y envasado
Store sealed bulk away from heat and sunlight; evaluate packaging against the formula's susceptibility to oxidation; check the final package and formula together for compatibility and stability.
7. Redacción de alegaciones (permitido / no permitido)
- The cosmetic role of Salicylic Acid is presented as low-level BHA clarifying.
- The development record provides no basis for drug claims, cure claims, or a certification that is absent from the product records.
- This cosmetic entry naming Salicylic Acid does not demonstrate skin whitening, acne treatment, antiperspirant use, sun protection, or hair growth.










































