Salicylic acid from source

C7H6O3 · 138.12 g/mol

2-Hydroxybenzoic acid · o-hydroxybenzoic acid · 2-Carboxyphenol · o-Carboxyphenol

Also sold as Stridex, Clearasil, Compound W from source

chemical compound

CategoryOTC medicine

Chemical familyCarboxylic Acids Aromatics

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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

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Where you'll find it

Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.

The dose makes the poison inferred

A reported mouse oral LD50 for Salicylic acid is 480 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:

your weight154 lb

33.6 g

a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (33,600 mg)

“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

480 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 mouse oral from source

The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.

3 more reported values

891 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
520 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
2,000 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rat

DangerCorrosiveIrritantHealth hazardH302, H312, H315, H317, H318, H319, H361, H370, H372, H402from source

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