Label: PIMPLE CORRECT 2% SALICYLIC ACID ACNE TREATMENT- salicylic acid gel

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph final

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Updated December 2, 2022

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  • Drug Facts

  • Active ingredient

    Salicylic Acid 2%

    Purpose

    Acne Treatment

  • Uses

    • For the treatment of acne
    • Clears acne blemishes and allows skin to heal
    • Helps prevent new acne blemishes from forming
  • Warnings

    For external use only.

    When using this product

    • skin irritation and dryness is more likely to occur if you use another topical acne medication at the same time. If irritation occurs, only use one topical acne medication at a time. 
    • avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.

    do not use

    on open or irritated skin.

    Keep out of reach of children.

    If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • irritation becomes severe.
  • Directions

    • Cleanse skin thoroughly before applying this product.
    • Cover the entire affected area with a thin layer one to three times daily. 
    • Because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one application daily, then gradually increase to two or three times daily if needed or as directed by a doctor.
    • If bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other day.
  • Inactive ingredients

    water/aqua, butylene glycol, nigella sativa seed extract, isopentyldiol, sodium polyacrylate, lactic acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, niacinamide, polydextrose, caffeine, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, allantoin, ceratonia siliqua gum, sodium hydroxide, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, agar, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, glycerin, biosaccharide gum-1, melia azadirachta leaf extract, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium levulinate, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, coccinia indica fruit extract, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, gellan gum, sodium anisate, aloe barbadensis flower extract, solanum melongena fruit extract, azelaic acid, corallina officinalis extract, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, sodium phosphate, sebacic acid, limonene

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  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    PIMPLE CORRECT 2% SALICYLIC ACID ACNE TREATMENT 
    salicylic acid gel
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:73381-003
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    SALICYLIC ACID (UNII: O414PZ4LPZ) (SALICYLIC ACID - UNII:O414PZ4LPZ) SALICYLIC ACID20 mg  in 1 mL
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    LIMONENE, (+)- (UNII: GFD7C86Q1W)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    BUTYLENE GLYCOL (UNII: 3XUS85K0RA)  
    NIGELLA SATIVA SEED (UNII: 4LVZ0Z0ITT)  
    ISOPENTYLDIOL (UNII: 19NOL5474Q)  
    LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: 33X04XA5AT)  
    HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: T4V6TWG28D)  
    TEA TREE OIL (UNII: VIF565UC2G)  
    NIACINAMIDE (UNII: 25X51I8RD4)  
    POLYDEXTROSE (UNII: VH2XOU12IE)  
    CAFFEINE (UNII: 3G6A5W338E)  
    MALTODEXTRIN (UNII: 7CVR7L4A2D)  
    XANTHAN GUM (UNII: TTV12P4NEE)  
    ALLANTOIN (UNII: 344S277G0Z)  
    LOCUST BEAN GUM (UNII: V4716MY704)  
    SODIUM HYDROXIDE (UNII: 55X04QC32I)  
    OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA STEM (UNII: MUD8892KHL)  
    AGAR, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 89T13OHQ2B)  
    ALOE VERA LEAF (UNII: ZY81Z83H0X)  
    GLYCERIN (UNII: PDC6A3C0OX)  
    BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1 (UNII: BB4PU4V09H)  
    AZADIRACHTA INDICA LEAF (UNII: HKY915780T)  
    1,2-HEXANEDIOL (UNII: TR046Y3K1G)  
    CAPRYLYL GLYCOL (UNII: 00YIU5438U)  
    SODIUM LEVULINATE (UNII: VK44E1MQU8)  
    GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE (UNII: TM2TZD4G4A)  
    TOCOPHEROL (UNII: R0ZB2556P8)  
    .ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (UNII: 9E8X80D2L0)  
    COCCINIA GRANDIS FRUIT (UNII: VLJ6WOT3K5)  
    SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUS (UNII: 22ADO53M6F)  
    POLYSORBATE 60 (UNII: CAL22UVI4M)  
    AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER (UNII: W59H9296ZG)  
    GELLAN GUM (LOW ACYL) (UNII: 7593U09I4D)  
    SODIUM ANISATE (UNII: F9WFJ28MV9)  
    ALOE VERA FLOWER (UNII: 575DY8C1ER)  
    AZELAIC ACID (UNII: F2VW3D43YT)  
    CORALLINA OFFICINALIS (UNII: 4004498D06)  
    HOLY BASIL LEAF (UNII: SCJ765569P)  
    JOJOBA OIL (UNII: 724GKU717M)  
    SODIUM PHOSPHATE (UNII: SE337SVY37)  
    SEBACIC ACID (UNII: 97AN39ICTC)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:73381-003-001 in 1 BOX12/01/202209/14/2024
    110 mL in 1 TUBE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph finalM00612/01/202209/14/2024
    Labeler - Hero Cosmetics, Inc. (053668306)