Salicylic Acid

Salicylic Acid
- INCI Name: Salicylic Acid
- Chemical Name: 2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- CAS No: 69-72-7
Salicylic acid works as a hair-conditioning and anti-dandruff agent, it is a common keratolytic (peeling) agent that helps the skin break down and shed dead skin cells. It’s effective at treating dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and psoriasis. In addition, salicylic acid also has a sterilizing and disinfecting effect, which can be used to reduce swelling and itching. So it often find application in anti-dandruff shampoo.
Salicylic acid is an exfoliating agent that can handle acne very well. Its complicated structure makes it more oil-soluble and thus it can penetrate into the skin’s pores. Face washes with salicylic acid or cleansers with salicylic acid are commonly available due to this reason.
Uses & Applications
Personal care
- It is mainly used for anti-itching and anti-dandruff conditioning shampoos and hair care shampoos.
- It can also be used for antibacterial soap, shower gel, medicated toothpaste,etc.

Product Details
Packing
25kg/bag
Specification
Appearance | White or almost white, crystalline powder or colorless crystals |
Loss on drying | ≤0.5% |
Residue on ignition | ≤0.05% |
Chloride | ≤0.014% |
Sulfate | ≤0.02% |
Heavy metals | ≤20ug/g |
4-hydroxybenzoic acid | ≤0.1% |
4-hydroxyisophthalic acid | ≤ 0.05% |
Phenol | ≤ 0.02% |
Other impurities | ≤ 0.05% |
Total impurities | ≤ 0.2% |
ASSAY(HPLC) | 98.0%-102.0% |
Shelf Life
24 months
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Technical Data Sheet –Salicylic Acid
Material Safety Data Sheet– Salicylic Acid
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