Waikawa salicylic,He waikawa waro, ko te tātai matū C7H6O3, he paura tioata mā, he paku wairewa ki te wai matao, he wairewa ki te wai wera, te etanoru, te etera me te acetone, he wairewa hoki ki te benzene wera.
Ko te nuinga o te wā ka whakamahia hei rauemi mata nui mō ngā rongoā, ngā mea kakara, ngā tae, ngā patupatu pepeke, ngā tāpiri rapa me ētahi atu matū pai.