Ingredient profile
ETHYL HEXYL SALICYLATE
uv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerCAS 118-60-5
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as Ethyl - hexyl Salicylate, Ethyl Hexyl Salicylate, Ethyl-Hexyl Salicylate.
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Approved UVB filter (EU Annex VI); CIR panel finds it safe as used (0.003–5%). A mild penetration enhancer, no systemic hazard trait. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex VI (allowed UV filter))
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
- Safe
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Permitted and used within typical limits, so this lens tolerates it. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex VI (allowed UV filter))
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
ListedAppears on an official list. A listing, not a use ban.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex VI (allowed UV filter)Approved UVB filter (EU Annex VI); CIR panel finds it safe as used (0.003–5%). A mild penetration enhancer, no systemic hazard trait.
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: OEHHA Proposition 65 list.
