Citric Acid
Citric Acid is a buffering and chelating ingredient. It’s in 3,890 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
SHEGLAM
Detail Corrector Makeup Remover Swabs
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Ouai
Detox Clarifying Hair Shampoo
Shampoo · 10 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Tula
Detox in a Jar
Mask · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Henkel
Detox Purificante
750 ml · Label from Bolivia · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Dettol
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Versed
Dew Point Gel-Cream Moisturizer
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Naturium
Dew-Glow Moisturizer SPF 50
Sunscreen · 1.7 fl oz · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Dr. Dennis Gross
Dewy Deep Cream
Moisturizer · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
dial
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Dial
dial blue
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dial
dial cherry blossom hand soap
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dior
Dior Homme Gel Douche
200ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Bliss
Disappearing Act Toner
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Torriden
DIVE IN Cleansing Foam
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Beiersdorf
Dobbeldusch Sport 250ml
250 ml · Label from Norway · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Clarins
Double Serum
100 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
L’Oréal
Douche 3 en 1 corps-visage-cheveux Agrumes verts
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Johnson & Johnson
Douche Baume de soin Nutrition intense
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Douche Bois des tropiques
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Johnson & Johnson
Douche Crème de soin Hydratation
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Unilever
Douche crème hydratante Lait, Grenade & Fleur d’hibiscus
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Johnson & Johnson
Douche Huile de soin Nutrition
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
DOUCHE SHAMPOING BAIN MOUSSANT MANGUE et ANANAS
0.75 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
DOUCHE SHAMPOING BAIN MOUSSANT POMME et POIRE
0.25 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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