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Sodium salicylate

CAS 90218-94-3

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

18495-69-7 · 94413-51-1 · 54-21-7

Sodium salicylate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium salicylate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Salicylic acid sodium salt · Salicylate sodium · Benzoic acid, 2-HYDROXY-, monosodium salt · Enterosalicyl · Kerasalicyl · Sodium 2-hydroxybenzoate

Show all 23 names

2-Hydroxybenzoic acid monosodium salt · Alysine · Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:1) · Camporisin · Enterosalil · Monosodium salicylate · Monosodium 2-hydroxybenzoate · Pro-Prin · SaliGard 60 · Sod sal · Sodium salicylic acid · Uni-sol · Uni-sol 60 · salicylic acid · salicylic acid sodium · Natrum salicylicum · natrii salicylas

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a preservative and a denaturant. Sodium Salicylate is the sodium salt of salicylic acid.

  • Preservative
  • Denaturant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium salicylate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveSodium Salicylate is the sodium salt of salicylic acid that conforms to the formula: Restriction: V/3
    • Sodium Salicylate is the sodium salt of salicylic acid that conforms to the formula: Restriction: V/3Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 198 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 198 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.Source →
  • USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 250 mg
    • Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 250 mgSource →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 31 active drug products and 33 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 31 active drug products and 33 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium salicylate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sodium salicylate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 24, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2029-07-24

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium salicylate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

198

Named organisations

6

Personal careLaboratory suppliesFood and drugCleaning products and household careElectronics/small appliances

Typical roles

PreservativeDenaturant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium salicylate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium salicylate in the catalog.