Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Benzoate is a preservative and anticorrosive ingredient. It’s in 3,056 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, body wash and conditioner. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
The sodium salt of benzoic acid. A preservative that works best in acidic products.
What it does
Contains Sodium Benzoate: anticorrosive
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Benzoate: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Benzoate: preservative
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 37735, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as natrii benzoas.
Products that contain Sodium Benzoate
shampoo
Lists fragrance, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Clear
shampoo
1l · Label from Jordan and Morocco · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, formaldehyde releasers, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
PRAVANA
Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Deliplus
Shampoo
1 litro · Label from Morocco and Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Ogx Argan Oil Of Morocco
Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Real Root by Sprouts
Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
Sanex
Shampoo
250 ml · Label from Guernsey · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Schwarzkopf
Shampoo - 7 Herbs - 7 Kruiden
400 ml · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Honest
Shampoo + Body Wash
Shampoo · Lists coconut derivatives
Cien
Shampoo 7 Kräuter
500 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoo and shower gel monoï
0.25 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Seinz.
shampoo anti-schuppen (minze 3-fach-komplex)
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Johnson’s
Shampoo Baby
200 ml · Label from Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoo bath and shower gel 3 in 1 monoï
0.75 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Deliplus
shampoo color intense
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
shampoo conditioner
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Tresemme
Shampoo Detox Capilar
500ml · Label from Argentina · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Lux
Shampoo Dimension by Lux Olio di Avocado
250 ml · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Shampoo Elseve L’Oréal Hydra Detox 48h Anti-Caspa com 200ml
250 ml · Label from Brazil · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Cien
Shampoo for men für normales Haar
500ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Schwarzkopf
Shampoo fréquence
400 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Cien
SHAMPOO HAIR FRUITS
400ml · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Sedal
Shampoo Hialurónico + Vitamina A
190 ml · Label from Bolivia and Chile · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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