Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Benzoate is a preservative and anticorrosive ingredient. It’s in 3,041 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, body wash and conditioner. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 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
Dove
Limited Edition Strawberry + Kiwi Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Kandoo
Lingettes - toilette Kandoo
55 lingettes · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Pampers
Lingettes bébé New Baby Sensitive
50 unités · Label from France · Lists fragrance allergens, silicones
Auchan
Lingettes débarbouillantes sans rinçage parfum fruité
40 lingettes · Label from France · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Lingettes démaquillantes fraicheur
25 pièces · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, retinoid
Cosmia
Lingettes démaquillantes tous types de peaux
25 pièces · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Lingettes douceur à l’eau nettoyante
24 lingettes · Label from France · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
NIVEA
Lingettes fraîcheur hygiène intime
Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
P&G
Lingettes Fresh Clean
64 lingettes · Label from France · Lists fragrance, silicones
Auchan
Lingettes hygiène adulte
64 pièces · Label from France · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Lingettes intimes
16 pièces · Label from France · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Lingettes intimes apaisantes à l’extrait d’hamamélis
10 pièces · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Auchan
Lingettes naturelles
64 lingettes · Label from France and Luxembourg · Lists exfoliating acid
Auchan
Lingettes sensitive au lait - peaux sensibles
64 lingettes · Label from France · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Auchan
Lingettes sensitives à l’extrait de camomille
56 pièces · Label from France and World · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Huda Beauty
LIP BLUSH CREAMY LIP & CHEEK STAIN
Blush · Lists fragrance, silicones, coconut derivatives
Rose Inc
Lip Cream Weightless Matte Color
Lip · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones, coconut derivatives
Rose Inc
Lip Treatment Hydrating Lip Balm
Lip · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Murad
Lipid-Enriched Double Cleansing Balm
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
Lipikar Baume AP+
Body lotion · 400 ml · Label from France · Lists silicones
La Roche-Posay
Lipikar Eczema Soothing Relief Cream
Lists silicones
La Roche-Posay
Lipikar Gel Lavant apaisant protecteur
750 ml · Label from France and Morocco · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
LIPIKAR Huile Lavante
1 · Label from France · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
Lipikar Huile Lavante AP+
1 L · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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