What is Salicylic acid?
[[File:Salicylic-acid-skeletal.svg|thumbnail|Salicylic acid]] '''Salicylic acid''' is a [[chemistry|chemical]] substance. It is an [[acid]]. It is the base ingredient for a [[drug]] called [[aspirin]]. It is also used as a [[food preservation|food preservative]], and to treat [[disease]]s of the [[skin]], like [[acne]] or [[wart]]s. It is also used in [[shampoo]]s to treat [[dandruff]] (flaking skin on the head). {{chem-stub}} {{Antifungals}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Carboxylic acids]]