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INCI ingredient

Methyl Salicylate 0.060%

Also listed as: Methyl Salicylate, Methyl Salicylate (0.060%)

Methyl Salicylate 0.060% appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Methyl Salicylate 0.060% appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

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: denaturant, oral care, soothing, perfuming, flavouring

Products with Methyl Salicylate 0.060%

in 2 products

Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • denaturant
  • oral care
  • soothing
  • perfuming
  • flavouring
  • denaturant: Rendering cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol to make it unsuitable for ingestion.
  • oral care: Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
  • soothing: Lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp.
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 119-36-8 · EC 204-317-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 324) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration (a) 0,06 % (b) 0,05 % (c) 0,002 % (d) 0,009 % (e) 0,003 % (f) 0,04 % (g) 0,06 % (h) 0,6 % (i) 0,6 % (j) 0,03 % (k) 2,52 % (l) 0,1 % (m) 0,6 % (n) 0,65 %. (a) Leave-on skin products (except face makeup, spray/aerosol body lotion, spray/aerosol deodorant and hydroalcoholic-based fragrances) and leave on hair products (except spray/aerosol products) (b) Face makeup (except lip products, eye makeup and makeup remover) (c) Eye makeup and makeup remover (d) Leave-on hair products (spray/aerosol) (e) Deodorant spray/aerosol (f) Body lotion spray/aerosol (g) Rinse-off skin products (except hand wash) and rinse-off hair products (h) Hand wash (i) Hydroalcoholic-based fragrances (j) Lip products (k) Toothpaste (l) Mouthwash intended for children aged 6–1

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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