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 23, 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
Caudalie
Density & Volume Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Dentifrice aux plantes
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Deliplus
Dentífrico infantil + 2 años
Lists fragrance
Deliplus
Dentífrico infantil +6 años
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea Men
Deo Roll-On Fresh Ocean 0% Aluminium
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid
Lacura
DEODORANT FEELING FRESH
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Salt & Stone
Deodorant Gel
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Cosmia
Déodorant grenade
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Cosmia
Déodorant vanille
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Cetaphil
DermaControl Oil Absorbing Moisturizer SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Cien
Désert
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Dae
Desert Detox Clarifying Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
dessert essence Bulgarian lavender hand and body lotion
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Ouai
Detox Clarifying Hair Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Versed
Dew Point Gel-Cream Moisturizer
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Supergoop!
Dewscreen Hydrating Primer SPF 50
Sunscreen · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Dr. Dennis Gross
Dewy Deep Cream
Moisturizer · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
Unilever
DOVE Déodorant Femme Stick Original 0% 2x40ml
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Unilever
Dove Secrets de Soin Gel Douche Lavande
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
dr groot shampoo
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
dr teal’s
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Dragon Fruit Foaming Gel Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Color Wow
Dream Coat Supernatural Spray
Hair styling · Lists silicones
Maybelline
Dream Fresh BB Cream
Foundation · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
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