Ingredient profile
Salic ylic Acid
Raters disagreepreservativefragranceanti-seborrheicCAS 69-72-7
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Concern
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Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Restricted concentrations; not advised for young children except in rinse-off. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
- Caution
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
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
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Restricted concentrations; not advised for young children except in rinse-off.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 2Carries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 2) — a suspected (category 2) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 607-732-00-5. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- Health Canada
Notes
- EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)
- EU-restricted (with limits)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
