Phenyl salicylate is a benzoate ester that is the phenyl ester of salicylic acid.
Definition
Phenyl salicylate is a benzoate ester that is the phenyl ester of salicylic acid. Also known as salol, it can be formed by heating salicylic acid with phenol and is used in the manufacture of some polymers, lacquers, adhesives, waxes and polishes. It has a role as an ultraviolet filter. It is a member of salicylates, a member of phenols and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 28A37T47QO · registered name PHENYL SALICYLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted or banned
- South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Japan
- Maximum amount per 100 g(Maximum amount of ingredient per 100 g) : 1.0 g(1.0 g)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name サリチル酸フェニル: 本品は、サリチル酸（＊）とフェノールのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 118-55-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-259-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6021957
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201957
- IUPAC
- Phenyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 214.22 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dry Powder · White solid with a pleasant odor, [Merck Index] White crystals, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
- Boiling point
- 172-173 · 172.00 to 173.00 °C. @ 12.00 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 41-43 · 43 °C
- Solubility
- insoluble · 0.15 mg/mL at 25 °C
- Melting/freezing point
- 130.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000817 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 150 ㎎/ℓ (@ 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 7.4
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.8 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 214.22
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 9 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient1
- Absorbent1
- Antioxidant1
- Thickening agent1
- UV stabilizer1
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Multiple emulsions for simultaneous active agents delivery in a skin topical application · 2023
- Viscoelasticity of Liposomal Dispersions · 2023
- Development of a Dual Plasma Desorption/Ionization System for the Noncontact and Highly Sensitive Analysis of Surface Adhesive Compounds · 2017
- Contact Allergy to Shoe Components in Professionals and Nonprofessionals of the Shoe Industry · 2013
- [Determination of 4 antiseptics and 6 sunscreen agents in cosmetic products by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography]. · 2000
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Japan Standards for Cosmetics
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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