Potassium Sorbate
Potassium Sorbate is a preservative ingredient. It’s in 1,575 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, conditioner and hair styling. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
The potassium salt of sorbic acid. A preservative, mainly against mold and yeast.
What it does
Contains Potassium Sorbate: preservative
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 37025, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as kalii sorbas.
Products that contain Potassium Sorbate
Cosmia
Cire orientale au miel
Lists fragrance
Cosmia
Cire professionnelle à l’aloe vera
Lists fragrance
Auchan
Cire professionnelle parfum vanille
Lists fragrance
clairol
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, salicylic acid
PanOxyl
Clarifying Exfoliant
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Act+Acre
Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Clarifying Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Murad
Clarifying Toner for Acne–Prone Skin
Toner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Tula
Clarifying Tonic
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid
Clarins
Clarins Men Anti-rides fermeté
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Clarins
ClarinsMen Lotion Après-Rasage
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates
Clarins
ClarinsMen Shampooing Douche
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Innersense
Clarity Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists coconut derivatives
pixi
Clarity Tonic
Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Lacura
Classic Anti-dandruff Shampoo
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
auromère
Classic Ayurvedic Herbal Toothpaste
Lists essential oils, sulfates
Rahua
Classic Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Mrs. Meyer’s
Clean Day Hand Soap
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
COVERGIRL
Clean Fresh All Over Dewy Tint
Blush · Lists fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
COVERGIRL
Clean Fresh Nourishing Skin Tint
Foundation · Lists drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
Fekkai
Clean Stylers Flexible Hold Hairspray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, silicones
Fekkai
Clean Stylers Volume Lock Hairspray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, chemical UV filters
Cien
cleaning mask
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Juice Beauty
Cleansing Milk
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
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