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
Tula
Glow + Get It
Eye cream · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Facetheory
Glow-C Deep Resurfacing Toner
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Facetheory
Glow-C Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
The Ordinary
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid
Skinfix
Glycolic Renewing Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Kiss My Face
Goat Milk Body Wash - Fragrance Free
Body wash · Lists drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Kiss My Face
Goat Milk Body Wash - Lavender + Jasmine
Body wash · Lists drying alcohol, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Beekman 1802
Golden Booster Vitamin C Brightening Serum
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Golden Vanilla Daily Moisturizing Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Golden Vanilla Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Auchan
Gommage corps à l’huile de fruit de la passion
Lists fragrance, sulfates
Cosmia
Gommage corps douceur aux grains de fruit de la passion
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Gommage douceur
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Gommage pieds
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Cien
Gommage Quotidien Aqua Rich
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
KVD Beauty
Good Apple Lightweight Full Coverage Concealer
Concealer · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Naturopathica
Gotu Kola + Fruit Exosome Toner
Toner · Lists coconut derivatives
Cien
Granat nawilżające z gliceryną
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Pacifica
Grapefruit Bubbles Gel to Foam Purifying Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Lancer
Gravity Defying Eye Cream
Eye cream · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Acure
Green Juice Cleanser with Supergreens & Adaptogens
Cleanser · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Vegamour
GRO Hair Serum
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Vegamour
GRO Revitalizing Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Vegamour
GRO Revitalizing Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
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