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Description: Salicylic Acid — exfoliant, pore-clearing.

All Functions: exfoliant, pore-clearing

Quick Facts:

  • Category: active
  • Comedogenic Rating: 0/5
  • Regulatory Note: Restricted in the EU

🧪 Salicylic Acid

Chemical structure of Salicylic Acid

Salicylic Acid

CAS Number: 69-72-7

Also Known As:

Category: active

EC Number: 200-712-3

Salicylic acid

Salicylic Acid is an active ingredient used in skincare formulations.

exfoliantpore-clearing

🌍 Regulatory Status

EU: RestrictedUS: No restriction on fileKorea: Not yet available

EU max concentration: (a) 3.0% (b) 2.0% (c) 0.5%

EU conditions: (a) (b) (c)

Not to be used for children under 3 years of age*

* Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age.

📊 Comedogenicity

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0/5

📚 Research & Evidence

PUBMED CITATIONS
N/A
Data sources: EU CosIng

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

No data yet
Per-skin-type data isn’t curated for this ingredient yet.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

  • Glycolic Acid (caution): Layering multiple acids (AHA + BHA) same night can over-exfoliate; start with alternating use.

🧴 Products Containing Salicylic Acid

  • Unilever, Timotei Délice Bio Shampooing Vitalité & Eclat aux extraits de thé vert
  • Kruidvat Talgreducerende Crème
  • Kruidvat Derma Serum purifiant
  • The INKEY The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser
  • Hanskin Hanskin Cleansing Foam & Blackhead 120ml
  • SOMEBYMI SOME BY MI AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam
  • Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Rejuvenating Cream Rich
  • sasi AcneSol SPF50+ comfort sunscreen
  • Boro Plus Boro Plus Organic Aloe Vera Gel
  • Dettol Dettol Liquid Handwash
  • Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser Dettol Original Hand Wash
  • Dettol
  • Reckitt Dettol Skincare Liquid Handwash.
  • L’Oréal, L’Oreal Consumer products, Garnier Garnier Skin Naturals Vitamin C Face Wash
  • Carmex Carmex minis
  • Dermatar Therapeutic Shampoo
  • The derma co Sali-cinamide Anti-acne Serum
  • Bare Anatomy Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
  • Onesto Labs Chemist At Play
  • UNDERATED PURIFYING & ACNE FREE GEL FACE WASH