It is used as a solvent for crystalline synthetic musks and as a component and fixative in floral perfumes such as carnation jasmine lilac and wallflower. It occurs naturally in a variety of plants and plant extracts and is widely used in blends of fragrance materials.

For R&D use onlynot for drug household or other uses.

Benzyl salicylate is a salicylic acid benzyl ester a chemical compound most frequently used in cosmetics as a fragrance additive or UV light absorber. It appears as an almost colorless liquid with a mild odor described as very faint sweet-floral slightly balsamic by those who can smell it but many people either cant smell it at all or describe its smell as musky. Trace impurities may have a significant influence on the odour.