Salicylic Acid Powder

Product Description

Salicylic acid is a white, crystalline powder found naturally in willow bark, bead leaves and sweet birch. Salicylic is derived from the Latin Salix, the Latin botanical name for the willow tree.

Salicylic acid is white crystalline powder, odorless, slightly bitter and then acrid. Melting point 157-159 ℃, gradually change color under light. Relative density 1.44. The boiling point is about 211°C/2.67kPa. Sublimation at 76°C. Rapid heating under normal pressure decomposes into phenol and carbon dioxide. 1g of salicylic acid can be dissolved in 460ml of water, 15ml of boiling water, 2.7ml of ethanol, 3ml of acetone, 3ml of ether, 42ml of chloroform, 135ml of benzene, 52ml of turpentine, about 60ml of glycerol and 80ml of petroleum ether. Adding sodium phosphate, borax, etc. can increase the solubility of salicylic acid in water. The pH of the aqueous solution of salicylic acid is 2.4. Salicylic acid and ferric chloride in water produce a special purple color.

Product Function

1. Metabolism of the skin

Salicylic acid can dissolve the cement in the stratum corneum and cause the stratum corneum to fall off, so it can remove the accumulated thick stratum corneum and promote metabolism.

2. The effect of exfoliating

Salicylic acid can remove excess stratum corneum and at the same time promote the rapid renewal of epidermal cells; if the epidermal cells are fresh and full of vitality young cells, it will naturally restore smooth and delicate skin.

3. Shrink pores

Salicylic acid is fat-soluble and can penetrate into the deep layers of pores along the sebaceous glands that secrete oil, which is beneficial to dissolve the old accumulated stratum corneum in the pores and improve the blockage of pores. Therefore, it can block the formation of acne and shrink it. pores.

4. Prevent pimples

Salicylic acid acts on the cells of the hair follicle wall, which can help remove blocked hair follicles, correct abnormal cell shedding, prevent pore blockage for minor acne, and is most effective for blackheads. It can reduce the abnormal shedding of hair follicle walls. , prevent the generation of new lesions, but has no effect on reducing sebum secretion and eliminating acne bacillus.

Product Application

1. Cosmetic preservatives. Mainly used for toilet water, prickly heat water, quinine head water and other water cosmetics. In addition to antiseptic and bactericidal effects, it also has functions such as removing sweat odor, relieving itching and swelling, and relieving pain and inflammation.

2. Mainly used as a raw material in the pharmaceutical industry for the preparation of aspirin, sodium salicylate, salicylamide, Zhitongling, phenyl salicylate, schistosomiasis-67 and other drugs. The dye industry is used to prepare mordant pure yellow, direct brown 3GN, acid chrome yellow, etc. Also used as rubber vulcanization retarder and disinfectant preservative.

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