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
Pacifica
Vegan Collagen Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance
Pacifica
Vegan Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists coconut derivatives
Dae
Violet Hour Purple Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, coconut derivatives
Johnson & Johnson
Vita-Rich
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Westman Atelier
Vital Skincare Concealer
Concealer · Lists coconut derivatives
Unilever
Vitalité Brillance Shampooing
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Derma E
Vitamin C Brightening Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists silicones
Naturium
Vitamin C Complex Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Naturium
Vitamin C Complex Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Derma E
Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Pacifica
Vitamin C Face Wash
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Asda
Vitamin C Facial Gel Cleanser
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Derma E
Vitamin C Intense Night Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, retinoid, silicones
Derma E
Vitamin C Renewing Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, retinoid
Naturium
Vitamin C Super Eye Cream Plus
Eye cream · Lists retinoid, silicones
Naturium
Vitamin C Super Serum Plus
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid, retinoid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Garnier
Vitamin(e) C
Lists exfoliating acid, silicones
ACURE
Vivacious Volume Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Kenra Professional
Volume Mousse 12
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters
Kenra Professional
Volume Mousse Extra 17
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Balea
Volumen Shampoo Maracuja & Orchidee
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Balea
Volumen Shampoo Patchouli & Jasmin
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal Paris
Voluminous Panorama Washable Mascara
Mascara · Lists drying alcohol, sulfates
L’Oréal
VOLUMINOUS SUPERSTAR™ liquid eyeliner 202 Black
Lists drying alcohol
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