Citric Acid
Citric Acid is a buffering and chelating ingredient. It’s in 3,879 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, body wash and conditioner. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
An acid found in citrus fruit, usually made by fermentation. Adjusts the pH of a formula and binds metal ions.
What it does
Contains Citric Acid: buffering
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Citric Acid: chelating
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Citric Acid: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 32858, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as acidum citricum and lemon acid.
Products that contain Citric Acid
Oral-B
Oral-B PRO-EXPERTV ADVANCED
75ml · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, sulfates
Palmolive
Orchid Body Wash
500ml · Label from Australia · Lists fragrance, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
OGX
Orchid oil shampoo
385 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
THRIVE MARKET
ORGANIC FRUIT CIRCLES
5 oz · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Jonny Pops
Organic Star-Spangled Flag Dairy Free Pops
9 x 100 · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Organic Toothpaste Radius
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Frank Body
Original Face Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Bulldog
Original Hand Cream
75ml · Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Sun Bum
Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Roll-On Lotion
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, chemical UV filters
Thayers
Original Witch Hazel Facial Toner with Aloe Vera
Toner · 12 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
OSEA
osea undaria algae wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Kayali
Oudgasm Rose Oud | 16 Hair Mist
Fragrance · 75ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Kayali
Oudgasm Vanilla Oud | 36 Hair Mist
Fragrance · 75ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Counter
Overnight Resurfacing Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Thrive Causemetics
Overnight Sensation Hydrating Sleep Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
Peach & Lily
Overnight Star Night Cream | Sleeping Cream Mask
Mask · 80 ml · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Dove
Oxygen Moisture Shampoo
Shampoo · 12 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
OXYGENATED CHARCOAL DETOX
400ml · Label from United Arab Emirates · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Schwarzkopf
Palette Blond Foncé 500 7-0
115 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palette
Palette Salon Colors 4.89
50 + 50 + 15 ml (115 ml) · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, parabens
Schwarzkopf
Palette Salon Colors 8.5
115 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, parabens
Tree Hut
Palm Grove Foaming Gel Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive camelia oil & almond
500ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
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