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Posted on: March 6 2013

A cream with salicylic acid is purple after an hour. Salicylic acid 5g Betamethasone diproprionate 0.05 g Tween 80 5g Ung aquosum Aqua AD 100g

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Answer

A purple discoloration of salicylic acid indicates the presence of Fe ions. Therefore, I suggest to add the cream either 0.1% citric acid either 1% Na2EDTA.