Butyloctyl Salicylate
Butyloctyl Salicylate is a solvent and skin conditioning ingredient. It’s in 155 products on Poliage, most often sunscreen, exfoliant and foundation. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Butyloctyl salicylate: used to dissolve other ingredients and make hair smoother and easier to comb.
What it does
Contains Butyloctyl Salicylate: hair-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butyloctyl Salicylate: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butyloctyl Salicylate: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 31733, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Butyloctyl Salicylate
Tree Hut
Fireside Maple Mini Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Fireside Maple Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Frosted Plum Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Missha
Glow Dewy Hydrating Sunscreen SPF40+
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters
Missha
Glow Weightless Priming Sunscreen SPF50+
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones, chemical UV filters
Facetheory
Glow-C Daily Moisturiser SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Oars + Alps
Go Stick Clear Sunscreen
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
Dermalogica
Golden Hour Hydrating SPF30 Stick
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
Tree Hut
Golden Vanilla Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Golden Vanilla Whipped Shea Body Butter
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Versed
Good Defense Daily Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
e.l.f.
Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50
Foundation · Lists silicones
Cetaphil
Healthy Renew Day Cream SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
Tree Hut
Honeycrisp Spice Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Fenty Skin
Hydra Vizor Broad Spectrum Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Moisturizer
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
Oars + Alps
Hydrating Antioxidant SPF 30 Spray
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, essential oils, chemical UV filters
Oars + Alps
Hydrating Antioxidant SPF 50 Spray
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, essential oils, chemical UV filters
Oars + Alps
Hydrating Antioxidant SPF 70 Spray
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, essential oils, chemical UV filters
Mad Hippie
Hydrating Facial SPF
Sunscreen · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
CeraVe
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Body Lotion
Sunscreen · Lists silicones
CeraVe
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Face Lotion
Sunscreen · Lists silicones
CeraVe
Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 Face Lotion
Sunscreen · Lists silicones
First Aid Beauty
Hydrating Sunscreen Milk with Colloidal Oatmeal Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
Laneige
Hydro UV Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters
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