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
Cien
Handseife Granatapfel
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Physicians Formula
Happy Booster Blush
Blush · Lists fragrance, silicones
Pacifica
Happy Water Gentle Skin Toner
Toner · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Clarins
Haute Exigence Jour
Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones
head&shoulders
head&shoulders shampooing antipelliculaire
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Gold Bond
HEALING FOOT CREAM
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones
Cetaphil
Healthy Renew Day Cream SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists chemical UV filters
Cetaphil
Healthy Renew Eye Gel Serum
Eye cream · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
Cetaphil
Healthy Renew Night Cream
Moisturizer · Lists coconut derivatives
Sachajuan
HEAT PROTECTION HAIR CREAM
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Fenty Beauty
Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
hello
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
hello antiplaque and whitening
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Fisher-Price
Hello Bathtime Baby Shampoo
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
hello charcoal toothpaste
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
First Aid Beauty
Hello FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie Priming Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
hello watermelon toothpaste
Lists fragrance
essence
Hello, good stuff cica face cream
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
hempz
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
cien
herbal bath soak
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Deliplus
Hidratante
Lists fragrance allergens
Gisou
Honey Gloss Ceramide Therapy Hydrating Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Gisou
Honey Gloss Ceramide Therapy Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Gisou
Honey Infused Hair & Body Mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
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