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'''Benzyl salicylate''' is a [[Salicylic acid]] Benzyl [[ester]], a chemical compound most frequently used in cosmetics. It appears as an almost colourless liquid and is rather faint or odorless in nature.
'''Benzyl salicylate''' is a [[salicylic acid]] benzyl [[ester]], a chemical compound most frequently used in cosmetics. It appears as an almost colourless liquid and is rather faint or odorless in nature.


It is used as a [[solvent]] for "[[musk|Synthetic musks]] & as a [[Fixative]] in [[Floral compositions]] such as [[Jasmine]], [[Liliac]], [[Lily]] etc."<ref>http://www.krupascientific.com/benzyl_salicylate.htm</ref>
It is used as a [[solvent]] for "[[musk|Synthetic musks]] & as a [[Fixative]] in [[Floral compositions]] such as [[Jasmine]], [[Liliac]], [[Lily]] etc."<ref>http://www.krupascientific.com/benzyl_salicylate.htm</ref>

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Template:Chembox new Benzyl salicylate is a salicylic acid benzyl ester, a chemical compound most frequently used in cosmetics. It appears as an almost colourless liquid and is rather faint or odorless in nature.

It is used as a solvent for "Synthetic musks & as a Fixative in Floral compositions such as Jasmine, Liliac, Lily etc."[1]

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