# OCTISALATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_118_60_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: uv filter, Fragrance, UV stabilizer
Identifier: 118-60-5

> OCTISALATE is used as uv filter / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 11 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate / Octisalate) is listed in Annex VI of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (UV filters allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 5%
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4882 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Fragrance.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 300 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 5 %w/v
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Potency: 8.5 %w/v
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 37 active drug products and 37 total products.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3182 active drug products and 3245 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._