INCI ingredient

Benzylsalicylate

Also listed as: Benzyl Salicylate

Benzylsalicylate appears on 7 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

What it triggers

Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
SiliconeNonot a silicone
AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Benzylsalicylate appears on 7 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: perfuming, light stabilizer

Products with Benzylsalicylate

in 7 products

Showing 7 of 7 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng

perfuming
light stabilizer

perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.

CAS 118-58-1 · EC 204-262-9

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 75) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration (a) 4 % (b) 0,5 % (c) 1,3 % (d) 0,5 % (e) 0,5 % (f) 0,7 % (g) 0,2 % (h) 0,004 % (i) 0,91 %. (a) Fragrance products (hydroalcoholic and non-hydroalcoholic, spray and non-spray) (b) Rinse-off skin and hair products (except shower gel/bath products) (c) Shower gel/bath products (d) Leave-on skin and hair products (non-spray/non-aerosol) (except body lotion) (e) Leave-on hair products (spray/aerosol) (f) Body lotion (g) Face make-up and make-up remover products (h) Oral products (i) Deodorant products (spray/aerosol) III/75

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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