Salicylic Acid USP is used in pharmaceutical industries as well as its used in a great number of cosmetic applications for acne and oily skin as a chemical exfoliant It works as a keratolytic and comedolytic agent It is in many skin care products and dandruff shampoos It is also used as an intermediate in the production of agrochemical products dyes and colorants as well as in the rubber industry and in the manufacture of phenolic resins
Sales Specifications
Assay 9800 10200 dry basis
Description White crystals usually in fine needles or a fluffy white crystalline powder Has a sweetish followed by an acrid taste and is stable in air
Solubility Freely soluble in alcohol and in ether soluble in boiling water sparingly soluble in chloroform slightly soluble in water and in benzene
Residue on ignition 005 003
Chloride 0014
Sulphate 002
Loss on drying 050
Organic Impurities
4Hydroxybenzoic Acid 010
4Hydroxyisothalic Acid 005
Phenol 002
Other impurity 005
Total impurities 020
Identification
A By IR Conforms
B The retention time of the major peak of the sample solution corresponds to that of a standard solution as obtained in the assay
The product complies with all the specifications of USP
Packing
5512 lb bag 20 bags per pallet