Butyloctyl Salicylate

Dissolves other ingredients.

What it is

An ester, an oily liquid, made in a lab from salicylic acid and a branched alcohol.

A solvent that helps dissolve other ingredients, and it also conditions the skin and hair.

A short summary from the dictionary, not yet an in-depth article. About these entries

Dissolves other ingredientsOfficial EU function: Solvent

Keeps skin in good conditionOfficial EU function: Skin conditioning

Conditions and detangles hairOfficial EU function: Hair conditioning

Worth knowing · The pure substance, EU

As a pure substance it is hazardous to the environment (EU harmonised classification). How much a product contains matters.

A label gives no amounts, so none of this says a product is unsafe.