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 22, 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
Moroccanoil
Hydrating Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Innersense
Hydrating Cream Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Derma E
Hydrating Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists silicones
Kopari
Hydrating Gel Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Derma E
Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Clarins
Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Caudalie
Hydrating Hyaluronic Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance
Thayers
Hydrating Lavender Facial Toner with Aloe Vera
Toner · Lists fragrance
Thayers
Hydrating Milky Cleanser & Makeup Remover
Cleanser · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Pixi
Hydrating Milky Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Thayers
Hydrating Milky Toner with Snow Mushroom
Toner · Lists coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, coconut derivatives
First Aid Beauty
Hydrating Toner with Squalane + Oats
Toner · Lists chemical UV filters
Maelove
Hydro Relief Peptides & Amino Acids Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens, silicones
Laneige
Hydro UV Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters
Pacifica
Hydrodew Vegan Mucin Barrier Face Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance
R+Co
HYPERLINK Fiber Stretch Pomade
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Juvia’s Place
I Am Magic Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Juvia’s Place
I Am Magic Velvety Matte Foundation
Foundation · Lists silicones
Innersense
I Create Curl Memory
Hair styling · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Innersense
I Create Definition
Hair styling · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Innersense
I Create Lift Volumizing Foam
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils
I create volume
Lists fragrance allergens
Essence
I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Waterproof Mascara
Mascara · Lists silicones
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