Salicylic acid and its salts in EU cosmetics: Annex V, entry 3
Salicylic acid and its salts: the entry states a maximum concentration of 0,5 % (acid); its other lines add conditions, see below. Annex V, entry 3, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- V: List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products
- Reference number
- 3
- Chemical name/INN
- Salicylic acid (1) and its salts
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Salicylic acid; Calcium salicylate, magnesium salicylate, MEA- salicylate, sodium salicylate, potassium salicylate, TEA- salicylate
- CAS number
- 69-72-7; 824-35-1, 18917-89-0, 59866- 70-5, 54-21-7, 578-36-9, 2174-16-5
- EC number
- 200-712-3; 212-525-4, 242-669-3, 261-963-2, 200-198-0, 209-421-6, 218-531-3
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,5 % (acid) | Other: Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age.
- Other: Not to be used in oral products.
- Other: Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation.
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,5 % (acid) | Other: Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age, except for shampoos.
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
Not to be used for children under 3 years of age (12)
Not to be used for children under 3 years of age (2)
Notes referred to in this entry
- (1) For uses other than preservative, see Annex III, No 98.
- (2) Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin.
- (12) Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age.
Same CAS number in other entries of the annexes
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