METHYL SALICYLATE – herbaceous, sweet, medicinal note with hints of wintergreen and mint

Colorless, oily liquid.
Insoluble in water and glycerin, slightly soluble in propylene glycol, soluble in alcohol, mineral oils and perfumery oils.
Warm, sweet, rooty-fruity, medicinal, salicylate scent, with notes of peppermint, tuberose.
This is a key element of the tuberose scent and can contribute (usually only in small amounts) its distinctive, pungent character in the recreation of this floral scent, as well as in fruity and many other perfumes.
Colorless, oily liquid. It solidifies when cold and melts again at -9°C.
Soluble in water to 0.0700%, soluble in propylene glycol, mixes with alcohol and oils.
Warm, sweet and fruity-browned aroma with moderate or low persistence.
A tart-sweet, fruity, and grounding scent with a burning sensation at high concentrations. Due to a subconscious reaction in people who regularly consume methyl salicylate-flavored sweets or toothpastes, the term "mentholated" is often used to describe the taste or smell of this complex ester. Methyl salicylate is a typical example of an aromachemical with very different intended uses and, consequently, very different descriptions of its odor and flavor.
Since in Europe this material was primarily used to mask odors in industry (to flavor paper strips, labels, glues, etc.), while initially (as natural pear-pear oil) it was used as a flavoring in America, in American Indian tea, in folk medicine, and later as the most popular chemical for flavoring sweets and soft drinks for decades, it is clear that the ester will have very different odor/flavor characteristics in different countries. In this, it is very similar to Safrol.
Methyl salicylate is used in perfumery compositions as a secondary ingredient in many types of "exotic florals" such as tuberose, cassia, etc., as well as artificial ylang-ylang. Its scent can be enhanced by other floral notes, creating a sweet nuance in a fujere. It's logical to think that the only aromatic chemical of interest for perfumery contained in fern rhizomes is methyl salicylate, since the common fern contains no other significant volatile compounds. Amylsalicylate is more widely used because it has incredible persistence, sweetness, and freshness without the characteristic "candy" odor of the methyl ester.
Methyl salicylate is used in the tuberose notes and orange color as a modifier of the solar notes, bringing a fruity nuance.
It is a potent substance with a detection threshold of tens of parts per million.
This ester is widely used in food flavoring compositions and is often the main, if not the only, ingredient in certain types of consumer products.
It is used as a secondary component in many food flavorings, such as strawberry, grape, blackcurrant, etc., as well as in nut, vanilla, spice blends, etc. It gives fruity fragrances a distinctive "green" note.
The average concentration in most finished products is between 25 and 1000 parts per million, but in toothpastes it can exceed 8000 parts per million.
Pharmacological reports show that the lethal dose of methyl salicylate is approximately 10 grams for a child and approximately 30 grams for an adult in 24 hours. It is not uncommon for children to "eat" toothpaste, and to obtain a lethal dose of the complex ester, approximately 1200 grams, or approximately 8-10 tubes of toothpaste flavored with 0.8% methyl salicylate, would be required. To obtain the same dangerous amount, it would be necessary to drink more than 10 liters of non-alcoholic beverages or approximately 3 kg of chewing gum. Numerous cases of methyl salicylate poisoning in children are reported in the United States each year.
Despite its widespread use as a flavoring, methyl salicylate is poisonous if ingested, so special care should be taken when handling or storing this material.
If small children have access to your work area, take steps to ensure the solution is safe and ensure it is stored safely.
Vanillin is a constitutional isomer of methyl salicylate.