NAMED FRAGRANCE ALLERGEN

Benzyl Salicylate

named fragrance allergen

A soft floral fragrance component listed separately as a recognised allergen.

958products in our library

14%of researched products

usually #26on the label, in our shampoos

Shampoomost common in

Oil-solublein water

products in our library: 958
of researched products: 14%
on the label, in our shampoos: usually #26
most common in: Shampoo
in water: Oil-soluble

At a glance

Four things worth knowing about how this ingredient behaves on hair.

Buildup risk Needs a cleanser

How much of it is left on hair between washes.

Rinse-out behaviour Rinses with a cleanser

What it takes to get it off the hair again.

Declaration Named allergen

How specifically the label has to name it.

Prominence in our shampoos Secondary

Where it sits on the labels we have, in the category it appears in most.

The same figures as a table. The at-a-glance levels for Benzyl Salicylate.
Property	Level	Out of
Buildup risk	Needs a cleanser	4 of 5
Rinse-out behaviour	Rinses with a cleanser	2 of 5
Declaration	Named allergen	5 of 5
Prominence	Secondary	2 of 5

What it does for a formula

What Benzyl Salicylate does

The general function first, then how the role changes by product type where we have researched it.

Gives it a scent

A declared blend: the individual components are not named unless rules require it.

A named scent component

EU rules require this one to be listed by name rather than inside "fragrance".

Stays until washed

It takes a surfactant to remove, which matters on a low-detergent routine.

Charge

Not recorded not recorded for this entry

Charge is not recorded for this ingredient.

Solubility

Water-solubleOil-solubleWater-dispersibleInsolubleVolatile

Needs a surfactant to remove. On a low-detergent routine it can build up over time.

Where it appears

One row per product category in our library: how many products list it, what share of that category that is, and where it typically sits on the label.

Product type	How common	Typical position on label ?
Shampoo 174 products	11%	secondary · #26
Conditioner 141 products	13%	secondary · #24
Leave-in 117 products	17%	secondary · #25
Mask / treatment 82 products	14%	secondary · #25
Styler: hairspray 47 products	19%	secondary · #15
Styler: mousse 44 products	22%	secondary · #22
Finisher: oil 39 products	14%	secondary · #17
Heat protectant 39 products	19%	secondary · #22
Styler: curl cream 37 products	16%	secondary · #25
Scalp treatment 34 products	12%	secondary · #31

Leading 1–3Supporting 4–8Secondary 9–15Lower 16–25Trace 26+

14 more product types

Product type	How common	Typical position on label ?
Styler: gel 34 products	13%	secondary · #18
Styler: paste 27 products	14%	secondary · #23
Styler: volumizer 24 products	17%	secondary · #22
Dry shampoo 23 products	18%	secondary · #15
Finisher: serum 22 products	16%	secondary · #19
Styler: texture spray 18 products	18%	secondary · #20
Styler: smoothing cream 17 products	21%	secondary · #25
Finisher: shine spray 12 products	12%	secondary · #16
Styler: edge control 6 products	16%	secondary · #20
Styler: lotion 6 products	17%	secondary · #26
Co-wash 5 products	5%	secondary · #20
Finisher: anti frizz finish 5 products	16%	secondary · #16
Styler: refresh spray 4 products	11%	secondary · #25
Finisher: end oil 1 product	13%	secondary · #43

The same figures as a table. Where Benzyl Salicylate sits on the ingredient list, by product type.
Product type	Products	Share of category	Median position	Earliest position	Band
Shampoo	174	11%	26	4	secondary
Conditioner	141	13%	24	4	secondary
Leave-in	117	17%	25	11	secondary
Mask / treatment	82	14%	25	7	secondary
Styler: hairspray	47	19%	15	4	secondary
Styler: mousse	44	22%	22	12	secondary
Finisher: oil	39	14%	17	7	secondary
Heat protectant	39	19%	22	7	secondary
Styler: curl cream	37	16%	25	12	secondary
Scalp treatment	34	12%	31	11	secondary
Styler: gel	34	13%	18	9	secondary
Styler: paste	27	14%	23	7	secondary
Styler: volumizer	24	17%	22	11	secondary
Dry shampoo	23	18%	15	8	secondary
Finisher: serum	22	16%	19	6	secondary
Styler: texture spray	18	18%	20	9	secondary
Styler: smoothing cream	17	21%	25	12	secondary
Finisher: shine spray	12	12%	16	8	secondary
Styler: edge control	6	16%	20	14	secondary
Styler: lotion	6	17%	26	14	secondary
Co-wash	5	5%	20	14	secondary
Finisher: anti frizz finish	5	16%	16	9	secondary
Styler: refresh spray	4	11%	25	15	secondary
Finisher: end oil	1	13%	43	43	secondary

We have not researched differences by product type yet. The reading below comes from where it sits on the labels in our library.

Position footprint

Leading 0Supporting 14Secondary 165Lower 400Trace 379

Every listing in our library, by position on the label.

Every listing of Benzyl Salicylate in our library, grouped by its position on the label.
Positions	Zone	Listings
1-3	Leading	0
4-8	Supporting	14
9-15	Secondary	165
16-25	Lower	400
26+	Trace	379

How to read this

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order.

So position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.

Who should pay attention

Formulation guidance for specific hair conditions, limited to the label positions where it applies. It is not a conclusion about any finished product, or about you.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

Read from this ingredient’s chemical class. Where we have researched the ingredient itself, that reading replaces the class one.

Why it matters to shoppers

What seeing this ingredient tells you, what it does not, and the limits of our own method.

A good sign if you want

a scented product
scent components named individually
something that lasts through the day

Less relevant if you want to know

an exact safety score (we do not publish one for any ingredient)
how a finished product performs, which depends on the whole formula, not one line of it
the exact percentage in a bottle, because label position never converts into a number

Seeing it usually means

a secondary fragrance, listed below the main ingredients in our shampoos
it was on the printed ingredient list of every product we counted (we read labels, not marketing copy)

It does not automatically mean

that the product will suit you if you react to scent
that it is riskier than the unnamed components of a fragrance blend
that a product is right or wrong for you

We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.

Commonly paired with

The ingredients that most often appear alongside this one in our library. We leave out the near-universal ones, because they pair with everything and tell you nothing.

The number beside a name is how many products in our library list both.

These ingredients tend to appear together to give it a scent, carry the formula and let it dry, and soften the strand.

Found in these products

The most prominent placements first. The badge is the position on that product’s own ingredient list.

Aveda · Styler Air Control Light Hold Hair Spray #4 on the label · $3.17/oz

Aveda · Shampoo Botanical Repair Strengthening Shampoo #4 on the label · $5.40/oz

Bumble and bumble · Conditioner Full Potential Hair Preserving Conditioner #4 on the label · $5.67/oz

Schwarzkopf Professional · Shampoo BC Bonacure Color Freeze Silver Shampoo #4 on the label · $0.87/oz

Pureology · Styler Style + Protect Lock It Down Hairspray - 11.0 oz #6 on the label · $3.27/oz

Redken · Finisher Frizz Dismiss Instant Deflate Oil-In-Serum #6 on the label · $8.57/oz

Maria Nila · Finisher True Soft Argan Oil #7 on the label · $11.95/oz

Paul Mitchell · Heat protectant Super Skinny Serum #7 on the label · $4.17/oz

Redken · Styler SPRAY WAX #7 on the label · $5.42/oz

Rene Furterer · Mask / treatment Karité Nutri Intense Nourishing Oil #7 on the label · $12.54/oz

Klorane · Dry shampoo Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk - Non-aerosol #8 on the label · $15.29/oz

Paul Mitchell · Finisher Gloss Drops #8 on the label · $6.16/oz

See all 958 products in the library that list Benzyl Salicylate

Identity

What this entry is, and what our references call it.

Canonical name

Benzyl Salicylate

Identifiers

CAS 118-58-1
PubChem 8363

Most-listed rank

#6 of 173 fragrance in our library, by how many products list it

Also classified as

fragrance

Also listed as

benzyl salicylate
benzyl salicylateᵻ
benzylsalicylate

For your hair?

Whether Benzyl Salicylate matters for your hair depends on your hair.

the 6th most-listed fragrance ingredient in our library

What this page is

What this ingredient does, and where it sits on the labels we have researched.

What it is not

A verdict on any product that contains it, and never a safety grade.

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References

Sourced Backed by a manufacturer or regulatory source.

This ingredient

Manufacturer or regulatory PubChem : Compound identity: CID 8363, CAS 118-58-1, C14H12O3 · accessed 2026-08-28

How this page was made

Every number above is counted from the ingredient lists in our own product library: 958 of 6816 researched products list this ingredient. Nothing on this page is written per ingredient.
The dots are levels, not scores. Each one comes from what kind of ingredient it is (its chemical class, charge and solubility) or from where it sits on the labels we have.
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
The prominence bands (leading, supporting, secondary) are the same ones the product pages use to read a single label, applied here to the median position across a category.
We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
Identifiers and references appear only when a published source is attached to this entry. Without one, we leave the row out rather than fill it in.
This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
Entry last updated 2026-09-22. Product-page methodology: the product library.

Benzyl Salicylate

What Benzyl Salicylate does

Where it appears

Position footprint

Whether Benzyl Salicylate matters for your hair depends on your hair.

References

This ingredient

How this page was made

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