Exfoliating Salicylic Acid 2% Solution safety rating

Exfoliating Salicylic Acid 2% Solution safety rating | Greenlens

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Ingredient safety

A 28-point gap between the two loudest voices.

70Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernment

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98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent

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Recognized on a safer-ingredients list: US EPA Safer Choice recognizes 55% of ingredients as safer choices — a marker, never a score.

Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction

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6 ratings · 2 of 4 axes

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Ingredient safety1.0×

Environmentalno rating

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Labor1.0×

Packagingno rating

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Data availability

Robust11 of 11 characterized

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Worth a look (4)

Salicylic Acidexfoliating acidpreservative · fragrance · anti-seborrheicraters disagree
EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)flagged by 4 of 9 lists →

No flags in our sources (7)

What these ingredient tags mean (1)

These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.

exfoliating acidSalicylic Acid
- Salicylic Acid: A beta hydroxy acid that clears the inside of pores; the EU restricts its level and keeps it off children under three. SCCS Opinion on Salicylic Acid, Submission I (SCCS/1601/18, corrigendum of 20 to 21 June 2019); EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III entry 98, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/850, which for purposes other than preservation caps it at 3,0% in rinse-off hair products, 2,0% in other products, and 0,5% in body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and roll-on deodorant, and states "Not to be used in preparations for children under 3 years of age." Its separate PRESERVATIVE use sits at Annex V entry 3, capped at 0,5% (acid), where the salts carry the carve-out "except for shampoos".