Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Benzoate is a preservative and anticorrosive ingredient. It’s in 3,061 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
henkel
Palette Blond Foncé 500 7-0
115 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Henkel
Palette Salon Colors 4.89
50 + 50 + 15 ml (115 ml) · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, parabens
Henkel
Palette Salon Colors 8.5
115 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, parabens
Tree Hut
Palm Grove Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, retinoid, essential oils
Palmer’s
palmers cocoa butter hemp oil
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
palmers hemp oil relief body lotion
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Palmolive camelia oil & almond
500ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Duschgel Berry Winterland
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
COLGATE PALMOLIVE NORGE AS
Palmolive Dusjsåpe Milk & Honey Pumpe 750ml
Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
COLGATE PALMOLIVE NORGE AS
Palmolive Dusjsåpe Nature 250ml
Label from Norway · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
COLGATE PALMOLIVE NORGE AS
Palmolive Dusjsåpe Oliven 500ml
Label from Norway · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Hygiene-Plus Kitchen Antibacteriële Handzeep
300ml - Alle huidtypen · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
palmolive
Palmolive Hygiene-Plus Sensitive Handzeep
300ml - Alle huidtypen · Label from Netherlands · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
palmolive irresistible softness
Label from Australia and New Zealand · Lists fragrance, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Colgate-Palmolive
PALMOLIVE jabon de manos
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Körperpeeling Gentle Massage
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Men Sensaçao do Brasil Lime Shot
250 ml · Label from Sweden · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Naturals Almond Milk Vloeibare Handzeep
300ml - Alle huidtypen · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Colgate-Palmolive
Palmolive Naturals Melk & Olijf Handzeep
500ml · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Sensaçao do Brasil Coconut Breeze
250 ml · Label from Sweden · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Dove
Pampering Shea Butter & Vanilla
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
pantene
Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Pantene
Pantene Active Nutri-Plex Smooth & Sleek Conditioner|Balsam Rinse Off or Leave-On
230ML · Label from Malta · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
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