Caredermis

SALICYLICACID

Severity 6/10

EU-permitted preservative · anti-seborrheic · fragrance · hair conditioning · keratolytic

Is SALICYLICACID safe?

SALICYLICACID carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (hormone disruption, allergy risk, irritation).

Documented concerns

Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Hormone disruption

6/10

Classified by EU CLP Repr. 2.

Allergy risk

6/10

Classified by EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted).

Irritation

6/10

Classified by EU CLP Eye Dam. 1.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU-permitted preservative (max Salicylic acid: 0,5 % (acid) Salicylic acid salts: 0,5 % (ac)CIR: safe as used (with qualifications)EU cosmetics: Restricted

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists SALICYLICACID — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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