Potassium Salicylate

AKA “Salicylic acid potassium salt, Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, monopotassium salt, UNII-K91YT16P5M, K91YT16P5M, EINECS 209-421-6, DTXSID9060366, POTASSIUM SALICYLATE [MI], potassium salt (1:1), POTASSIUM SALICYLATE [VANDF]”

Preservative

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Ingredient Facts

Potassium salicylate

AKA: Salicylic acid potassium salt, Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, Monopotassium salt, UNII-K91YT16P5M, K91YT16P5M, EINECS 209-421-6, DTXSID9060366, POTASSIUM SALICYLATE [MI], Potassium salt (1:1), POTASSIUM SALICYLATE [VANDF]

Preservative · Antimicrobial · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Preservative

Chemical Exfoliant

Not Clean

The Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment, when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be based on a quantitative risk assessment (QRA)...Potassium Salicylate...

Formula

C7H5KO3

Mol. Weight

176.21

CAS #

578-36-9

Form

Powder

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Functions

Antimicrobial

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Preservative

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Fights Bacteria

Traditional Use

A salt form of salicylic acid developed in the 19th century. Salicylic acid derives from willow bark, used for centuries in traditional medicine; the potassium salt form was created for cosmetic stability and exfoliation.

Skin Types

●all-skin-types

Best For

Acne

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe

Caution

EWG

CIR

Safe as used

Pregnancy

Caution

Restricted By

Whole Foods Premium Body Care

CIR Safety Findings

Not an Irritant

medical-approval

all-shades-safe

Concentration Guide

0.5%

0%1%

Reg. Limit

EU regulatory limit: 0.5%. Not to be used for children under 3 years of age (2) Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex V (Preservatives), Entry 3.