Salicylic Acid USP

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