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
Palmer’s
Crema para el busto
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Deliplus
crema solar facial
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Créme corps hydratante
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Auchan
Crème de douche Dermo Protect soin hydratant
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Crème de douche Dermo Protect surgras
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème de douche Sensitive
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème de jour anti-rides Q10
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, parabens, silicones, chemical UV filters
Glossier
Crème de You
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Cosmia
Crème hydratante sensitive
Lists fragrance, chemical UV filters
Cosmia
Creme jour anti-rides au q10
Lists fragrance
Cien
Crème lavante
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème lavante grenade
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Yves Rocher
Crème lavante Low Shampoo
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Cosmia
Crème lavante mains
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème lavante mains lait et miel
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Yves Rocher
Creme main sensuelle vanille
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème main Verveine et citron
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Yves Rocher
Crème mains Cacao & Orange
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Yves Rocher
Crème mains Clémentine & Epices édition limitée
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème pour la peau Classic
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Rituals
Crème pour le corps Rice milk & cherry blossom
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Burt’s Bees
Crème pour les mains à l’huile d’amande et au lait
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Balea
Creme Seife Ginger & Lemon
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Balea
Creme Seife Sensitive
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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