Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium Metabisulfite is a preservative and antioxidant ingredient. It’s in 69 products on Poliage, most often serum, shampoo and exfoliant. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Sodium metabisulfite: used to keep microbes from growing and slow oxidation of other ingredients.
What it does
Contains Sodium Metabisulfite: antioxidant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Metabisulfite: preservative
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Metabisulfite: reducing
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 37956, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as disodium disulphite.
Products that contain Sodium Metabisulfite
Glo Skin Beauty
Pumpkin Enzyme Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, essential oils, silicones
NARS
Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, chemical UV filters
Medik8
r-Retinoate Day & Night
Serum · Lists retinoid
NARS
Radiant Creamy Concealer
Concealer · Lists silicones
Rituals
Recovery hand balm
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Henkel
Repair Spülung
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, silicones
Naturium
Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.05%
Serum · Lists retinoid, silicones, coconut derivatives
Naturium
Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.10%
Serum · Lists retinoid, silicones, coconut derivatives
Naturium
Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.15%
Serum · Lists retinoid, silicones, coconut derivatives
R+Co
Root Booster Volume Spray
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Fekkai
Root Lift
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid
Bulldog
Soin Hydratant Peau Sensible Baobab Avoine Epilobe
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Naturopathica
Sweet Cherry Brightening Enzyme Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Fekkai
Technician Color Conditioner Extended Color Vibrancy
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid
Fekkai
Technician Color Shampoo + Flash Mask
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Fekkai
Technician Color Shampoo Extended Color Vibrancy
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Naturium
The Calmer Ceramide Body Wash
Body wash · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Rituals
The ritual of sakura
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Fenty Skin
Total Cleans’r Remove-It-All Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Medik8
Total Moisture Daily Cleansing Gel
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
The Body Shop
Vitamin C Concealer
Concealer · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, coconut derivatives
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