How do you pronounce salicylic acid?
How do you say the word salicylate?
What is the meaning of salicylic?
Salicylic acid: A substance obtained from plants (white willow back and wintergreen leaves) and also synthesized which is versatile and possesses bacteriostatic, fungicidal, and keratolytic actions. Salicylic acid is used as a food preservative and as an antiseptic in toothpaste.
What does salicylic acid do to skin?
Salicylic acid belongs to a class of drugs known as salicylates. When applied to the skin, salicylic acid may work by helping the skin to shed deceased cells from the top layer and by decreasing redness and swelling (inflammation). This decreases the number of pimples that form and speeds healing.