The ingredient, explained

Benzyl Salicylate

Benzyl Salicylate has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.

PerfumingUv absorber

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What it is and what it does

Benzyl salicylate

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Perfuming: A formulation role for perfume and aromatic raw materials that give a product its scent.
Uv absorber: Protects the formulation against UV light. This role is distinct from a skin-protecting UV filter.

Function definitions: Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Cosmetic fragrance functions ↗ · European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

The assessment evaluates described fragrance exposures using skin absorption, sensitization thresholds and toxicological modelling, with product-category limits.

What this does not tell us

Exposure-based fragrance assessment includes read-across from hydrolysis products. It does not demonstrate skin benefits or guarantee allergy-free use.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 39433245 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective exact-identity review of 0 supplied local candidates and the targeted primary-source search recorded below. Bounded review, not a systematic search.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

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Safety assessment
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, benzyl salicylate, CAS registry number 118-58-1. ↗
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2024

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