Safety Assessment of Benzyl Salicylate As Used in Cosmetics Status: Draft Final Report for Panel Review Release Date: March 15, 2019 Panel Meeting Date: April 8-9, 2019 The 2019 Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel members are: Chair, Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D., F.A.C.P.; Donald V. Belsito, M.D.; Ronald A. Hill, Ph.D.; Curtis D. Klaassen, Ph.D.; Daniel C. Liebler, Ph.D.; James G. Marks, Jr., M.D., Ronald C. Shank, Ph.D.; Thomas J. Slaga, Ph.D.; and Paul W. Snyder, D.V.M., Ph.D. The CIR Executive Director is Bart Heldreth, Ph.D. This safety assessment was prepared by Alice Akinsulie, Scientific Writer/Analyst. © Cosmetic Ingredient Review 1620 L Street, NW, Suite 1200 ♢ Washington, DC 20036-4702 ♢ ph 202.331.0651 ♢ fax 202.331.0088 ♢
[email protected] Distributed for Comment Only -- Do Not Cite or Quote Commitment & Credibility since 1976 Memorandum To: CIR Expert Panel Members and Liaisons From: Alice Akinsulie, Scientific Analyst/Writer Date: March 15, 2019 Subject: Draft Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Benzyl Salicylate as Used in Cosmetics Enclosed is the draft final report of the Safety Assessment of Benzyl Salicylate as Used in Cosmetics. (It is identified as bensal042019rep in the pdf document.) At the December 2018 CIR Expert Panel (Panel) Meeting, the Panel issued a tentative report for public comment with the conclusion that Benzyl Salicylate is safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be based on a quantitative risk assessment (QRA).