2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 118-60-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$51M
Top SourceChina 35%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291823 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291823, which covers 9 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 28%IndiaMX 13%MexicoIT 8%ItalyDE 7%Germany
EPA-registered importers (2)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthMetals & Mining
Downstream Uses

Appears in 36 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Amarte Ultra VEIL Daily
  • •Lapcos Daily Sunscreen SPF 50
  • •Pure velocity Tallow ZINC SUN BALM SPF 50
  • •Ceile SPF 45 flush Protect
  • •Predire Paris skin shield protector mineral defense cream
  • •ONE Percent Sunscreen
  • •ICD Moisture Layer Sunscreen
  • •2 Wins Paris Glow Cover Foundation SPF 30 Sunscreen Medium
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  • •Tibena Always REAL SUN Block UV SPF 45
  • •Tibena Every DAY REAL Sunscreen SPF50
  • •Sunscreen SPF 50
  • •Birdie Glow Tinted Glow Moisturizer SPF 30
  • •Tibena Every DAY REAL Sunstick UV SPF 52
  • •Ciele SPF 45 flush Protect
  • •Absolut Skin SPF 50 Moisturizing Sunscreen
  • •Les Coja Organic SPF 30
  • •Birdie Glow SparkleLotion SPF 15
  • •Centella Calming Sunscreen
  • •2 Wins Paris Glow Cover Foundation SPF 30 Sunscreen Light
  • •Advanced Day Ultimate Protect Sunscreen SPF 50
  • •Sugargirl sun gloss SPF15 tinted lip gloss Sunscreen Pink Ice
  • •Solmed Sunscreen FACE Shield
  • •Pure velocity Tallow Sunscreen SPF 50
  • •SPF30 unseen sunscreen 01
  • •SeranovaTM Ultralight SPF50 Serum
  • •Melao Rice Probiotics Sunscreen
  • •Whiteactivatingcream
  • •JER Moisturizing and translucent sunscreen
  • •Sugargirl sun gloss SPF15 tinted lip gloss Sunscreen Vanilla Icing
  • •St Moriz Suncare SPF 50 Sunscreen Body
  • •inblair Moisturizer SPF 15
  • •sunscreen
  • •Sunscreen lip balm
  • •Inblair Elevate SPF15 Moisturizer
  • •Probiotic RICE Sunscreen
  • •Sunscreen Stick
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Odor agents in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Photosensitive chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$659.46 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors25 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

24 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0710 kg99%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.101 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.101 kg98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.111 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.111 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.111 kg95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.12500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.121 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.121 kg95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.14500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.18500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.28500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.7325 g97%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$78.001 g99.91%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$174.24500 mg99.96%
MolnovaChina$260.00200 mg99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$960.00100 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$4020.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$4200.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%
ChemBridge CorporationKazakhstan$62000.001 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS118-60-5
PubChem CID8364
DTXSIDDTXSID7040734
FormulaC15H22O3
Mol. Weight250.33 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O

Data Sources

DTXSID70407342026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

83642026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8364/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8364.json

118-60-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 118-60-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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