# Salicylic acid, eyes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 15, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547 "2013-07-15T11:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CheeseDonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/1 "2013-07-15T11:46:29Z")
What would happen if I poured this bottle with a 15% solution of salicylic acid into my eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/2 "2013-07-15T11:58:59Z")
Compound W is 14.2% salicylic. You won’t have any warts on your eyes ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/3 "2013-07-15T12:04:02Z")
> [@CheeseDonkey](#): > > What would happen if I poured this bottle with a 15% solution of salicylic acid into my eyes? I predict serious pain. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/4 "2013-07-15T12:36:53Z")
Don’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/5 "2013-07-15T12:37:03Z")
Acids denature proteins. Think cooked egg white, the degree of doneness dependent on the strength of the acid. Salicylic acid at 15% strength should put you in the market for a Braille monitor to get your Straight Dope fix… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/6 "2013-07-15T13:47:00Z")
I don’t know about salicylic acid, but [Never put salt in your eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83MEuLoz9Y). ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/7 "2013-07-15T14:40:06Z")
Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/8 "2013-07-15T15:33:20Z")
Medical advice is best suited to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/9 "2013-07-15T17:01:04Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Don’t do that. Re-iterating the mainstream medical consensus. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/10 "2013-07-15T17:19:37Z")
And putting the sun in the ocean is still a bad idea, too. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/11 "2013-07-15T18:18:34Z")
Also advisable not to shove beans up your nose. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/12 "2013-07-15T19:17:12Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Also advisable not to shove beans up your nose. It’s okay if a doctor does it, though. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/13 "2013-07-15T19:58:41Z")
Does this qualify as a new meaning to Willow Weep for Me? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salicylic-acid-eyes/663547/14 "2013-07-16T02:32:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And putting the sun in the ocean is still a bad idea, too. Given that the OP has admitted trolling in that thread, I’m going to assume this question was more of the same. I’m closing this.