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
Kayali
Oudgasm Rose Oud | 16 Hair Mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Kayali
Oudgasm Vanilla Oud | 36 Hair Mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
COVERGIRL
Outlast Lipstain
Lip · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Renee Rouleau
Overnight Eye Serum
Eye cream · Lists exfoliating acid
Not Your Mother’s
Overnight Serum
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Dr. Dennis Gross
Overnight Wrinkle Serum Treatment
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid, retinoid
L’Oréal
Paradise Noir
Lists sulfates
Hempz
Peach Raspberry Bellini Moisturizing Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
Allies of Skin
Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
JVN
Perfèct FlexHold Strengthening Hairspray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Dr. Dennis Gross
Perfectly Dosed Treatment (Extra Strength 0.5%)
Serum · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, retinoid
Kopari
Performance Plus Aluminum-Free Deodorant
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dr. Dennis Gross
pH Balance Replenishing Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
The Ordinary
PHA 5% Exfoliating Lip Serum
Lip · Lists exfoliating acid
The INKEY List
PHA Toner
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid
Wet n Wild
Photo Focus Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Pine Tar Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
pink hibiscus fragrance mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Hempz
Pistachio Cream Moisturizing Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, coconut derivatives
Act+Acre
Plant Based Stem Cell Conditioner™
Conditioner · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
Act+Acre
Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Naturium
Plant Ceramide Rich Moisture Cream
Moisturizer · Lists coconut derivatives
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