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
Innersense
Serenity Smoothing Cream
Hair styling · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Deliplus
Serum Plex Repair
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Cosmia
Shampoing à huile d’argan
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing antipelliculaire
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing antipelliculaire citrus
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing antipelliculaire réparateur
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing aux amandes
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing aux œufs
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Lidl
Shampoing aux œufs
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing complexe vitaminé
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing et après-shampoing antipelliculaire 2 en 1
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing extra doux
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Shampoing extra doux Cèdre & Eucalyptus antipelliculaire
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Shampoing extra doux tilleul et thé vert
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing technique color
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing technique force
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing technique lisse
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing technique repair
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing technique violet
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
shampoo
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Deliplus
Shampoo
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Real Root by Sprouts
Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Cien
Shampoo 7 Kräuter
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoo and shower gel monoï
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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