# METHYL SALICYLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_119_36_8
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Humectant, No specific technical function, Pharmaceutical
Identifier: 119-36-8

> METHYL SALICYLATE is used as flavouring and nutrient / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 15 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (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… 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 % Other conditions: Not to be used in preparations for children under 6 years of age, with the exception of (k) “Toothpaste”. The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products. CMR: Reprotoxic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 325 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient, Humectant.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 1.1 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: POWDER, DENTIFRICE; Potency: NA
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 16 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: LOZENGE; Maximum daily exposure: 53 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 10 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.05 %w/w
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: NA
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: DOUCHE; Potency: 0.05 %w/w
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 524 active drug products and 539 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._