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
Bleu végétal
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Innersense
Blissful Body Butter
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Blonde Perfecting Purple Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Moroccanoil
Blonde Perfecting Purple Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
Fekkai
Blonde Rx Purple Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
R+Co
BLONDED BRIGHTENING SHAMPOO
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Tree Hut
Blue Musk Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Ben Nye
Blue Neutralizer
Concealer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Jack N’ Jill
Blueberry Natural Certified Toothpaste
Lists fragrance
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Blurring Serum Blush
Blush · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Live Tinted
Blush Crush Liquid Blush
Blush · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
ColourPop
Blush Stix
Blush · Lists silicones
Clinique
Blushing Blush Powder Blush
Blush · Lists silicones
Clarins
Body Fit
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Pandrosia
Body lotion
Lists fragrance, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
Maison Louis Marie
Body Lotion - No.14 Icila
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Ambiance de Plage
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Ambre Noir
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Bergamote Fraîche
Body lotion · Lists fragrance
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Dahlia Rouge
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Fragrance Originale
Body lotion · Lists fragrance
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Oud Minéral
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Body Lotion Rich Nourishing
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Moroccanoil
Body Lotion Soleil de Tanger
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
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