- Type
- UV filter
- How serious
- Low severity
- Evidence
- Emerging evidence
Why it is flagged
Authorised in the EU and generally regarded as low concern. It appears in reviews of UV filters examined for endocrine activity, where the evidence is weaker than for oxybenzone.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Draft: Guidance document - sunscreen monograph Health Canada, 2012
- Amended Safety Assessment of Salicylic Acid and Salicylates as Used in Cosmetics Cosmetic Ingredient Review, 2025
- Effect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial Journal of the American Medical Association, 2020
Also listed as
octisalate, octyl salicylate, 2 ethylhexyl salicylate