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
Beekman 1802
Milk Drops Ceramide Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Beekman 1802
Milk Scrub Oat + Goat Milk Exfoliating Facial Cleanser
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid
Thayers
Milky Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid
Moisturizer · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Kora Organics
Milky Mushroom Gentle Cleansing Oil
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Garnier
Miracle Frizz Tamer 10-in-1 Leave-In Treatment
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
Balea
Mizellen Augen Make-Up Entferner Pads
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Balea
Moist Care Feuchtigkeitsspray
Lists fragrance
Dr. Dennis Gross
Moisture Cushion
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones, coconut derivatives
Renee Rouleau
Moisture Protecting Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Moisture Repair Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
frenshe
Moisture Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Olaplex
MOISTURIZE AND MEND LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER FULL SIZE
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Olaplex
MOISTURIZE AND MEND LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER TRAVEL SIZE
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Caudalie
Moisturizing Cleansing Gel
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Garnier
Moisturizing Conditioner with Coconut Water & Aloe Vera
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, coconut derivatives
Not Your Mother’s
Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists coconut derivatives
Caudalie
Moisturizing Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance
Versed
Mood Lighting Glow Drops
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Moroccan oil body lotion
Lists fragrance
Tree Hut
moroccan rose fragrance mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Cosmia
mousse à raser
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Cosmia
Mousse lavante mains
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
MOUSSE LAVANTE MAINS HIBISCUS et COCO
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Mrs. Meyer’s
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Hand Soap
Lists coconut derivatives
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