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
Yves Rocher
Riche Crème Baume Régénérant Nutrition Intense
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Yves Rocher
Riparazione - Shampoo Trattamento Nutri-Riparatore
Lists fragrance, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Ritual gourmand parfum mûre et grenade
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Rituals
Ritual of Mehr Bodycream
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Cosmia
Rituel Soin Éclat
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
DedCool
Room + Linen Spray in 01 “Taunt”
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
DedCool
Room + Linen Spray in Xtra Milk
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Curlsmith
Root Boost Uplifting Spray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
R+Co
Root Booster Volume Spray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Fekkai
Root Lift
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Not Your Mother’s
Root Lift Spray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Nivea
Rose care
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones
Thayers
Rose Water Toner with Witch Hazel: Rose Petal
Toner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
R+Co
ROSE WATER WAVE SPRAY
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Heritage Store
Rosewater Toner
Toner · Lists fragrance
CHI
Royal Treatment Bond and Repair Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
CHI
Royal Treatment Bond and Repair Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
CHI
Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
CHI
Royal Treatment Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Unilever
Sakura Bloom Soap
Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Naturium
Salicylic Acid Body Spray 2%
Fragrance · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
l-oreal
Sanfte Hafermilch, Reiscreme & Bio-Hafermilch, beruhigende Spülung
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Sanfte Pflege (3 Action Formula)
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Ombia
Sanfte Pflege Handseife
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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