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Glycol Salicylate
An oily, colourless or almost colourless liquid. Sparingly sol-
uble in water: freely soluble in alcohol; very soluble in ace-
tone. in ether, and in dichloromethane. Protect from light.
Glycol salicylate is a salicylic acid derivative used similarly
to methyl salicylate in topical rubefacient preparations
in concentrations of 5 to 15% for the relief of muscular and
rheumatic pain.
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