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
Fenty Skin
Total Cleans’r Remove-It-All Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Olay
Total Effects 7 In One CC Tone Correcting Moisturizer SPF 15
Sunscreen · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Colorescience
Total Eye Firm & Repair Cream
Eye cream · Lists silicones
Aussie
Total Miracle 7in1
778 ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Aussie
TOTAL MIRACLE 7N1 SHAMPOO
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Medik8
Total Moisture Daily Cleansing Gel
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Ole Henriksen
Touch Retexturizing Body Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s Hand & Body Cream
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Allies of Skin
Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Skyn Iceland
Travel Size Glacial Face Wash
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, retinoid, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Korres
Travel Size Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Pacifica
Travel Size Sea Foam Complete Face Wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
fresh
Travel Size Soy Face Cleanser
Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
r.e.m. beauty
Treble Maker 3-in-1 Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
TRESemmé
Tresemme Botanic Shampoo
Label from South Africa · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemme
Tresemme Fermented Rice Shampoo
370 ml · Label from India · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
TRESemmé
TRESemmé Intensa Hidratación
100 mL ℮ · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
TRESemmé
TRESemmé Moisture Rich Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemme
tresemme shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemmé
Tresemmé shampoo and conditioner
Shampoo · 500 ml · Label from Iceland · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Tresemme
Tresemme Shampoo coconut milk and aloe vera
739ml · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, sulfates, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Tresemme
Tresemme shampoo collagen
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tresemmé
Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray
236 mL · Label from Canada · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters
Algenist
Triple Algae Eye Renewal Balm
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
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