ʻAkika salicylic,ʻO kahi waikawa organik, ke ʻano kemika C7H6O3, he pauka kristal keʻokeʻo, hoʻoheheʻe iki ʻia i ka wai anuanu, hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wai wela, ethanol, ether a me acetone, hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka benzene wela.
Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia ma ke ʻano he mea maka koʻikoʻi no nā lāʻau lapaʻau, nā mea ʻala, nā dyes, nā pesticides, nā mea hoʻohui rubber a me nā kemika maikaʻi ʻē aʻe.