Methyl Salicylate
Methyl Salicylate is a perfuming and soothing ingredient. It’s in 27 products on Poliage, most often fragrance. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Methyl salicylate: used to make alcohol undrinkable.
What it does
Contains Methyl Salicylate: denaturant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Methyl Salicylate: perfuming
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Methyl Salicylate: soothing
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 35325, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as methylis salicylas.
Products that contain Methyl Salicylate
Listerine
Total Care Stay White Mouthwash
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Johnson & Johnson
Total Care Zero menthe douce
Lists fragrance, sulfates
Oral-B
Zahnpasta Professioneller Schutz
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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