pilldic.Your medicine dictionary
Text size
← US medicines
US · Over-the-counter medicine

Equate

Dosage form
CREAM
Labeler
Walmart INC
Label updated
2026-05-08
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
SALICYLIC ACID
View original label and images on DailyMed ↗
Active Ingredient

Salicylic Acid 2%

Purpose

Acne Medication

Uses
  • For the treatment of acne.
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, use only one topical acne medication at a time.
  • Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.

Keep out of reach of children.

  • If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
  • Wet face.
  • dispense product into hands, lather and massage gently onto face and neck, avoiding the delicate eye area.
  • Rinse thoroughly with warm water and pat dry.
  • 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), Hydrated Silica, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cetyl Alcohol, Steareth-2, Behenyl Alcohol, Fragrance (Parfum), Steareth-21, Silica, Xanthan Gum, Synthetic Wax, Cetyl Betaine, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Microcrystalline Wax, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Blue 1 (CI 42090).

Questions/comments?

1-888-287-1915

Principal Display Panel

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

DailyMed Set ID: 2643feb4-7a29-ef9f-e063-6394a90aec8a · Version 5
NDC: 79903-317