Sorbic Acid
Sorbic Acid is a preservative ingredient. It’s in 263 products on Poliage, most often exfoliant, conditioner and lip. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
An acid first found in rowan berries, now made synthetically. A preservative, mainly against mold and yeast.
What it does
Contains Sorbic Acid: preservative
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 38173, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as acidum sorbicum.
Products that contain Sorbic Acid
Tree Hut
Birthday Cake Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Innersense
Blissful Body Butter
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Odacite
Blue Aura Micellar Cleansing Water
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Tree Hut
Blue Lagoon Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Blue Musk Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
Pandrosia
Body lotion
Lists fragrance, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
First Aid Beauty
Brightening Micro Powder Exfoliant
Exfoliant · Lists coconut derivatives
Fekkai
Brilliant Gloss Conditioner
Conditioner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid
Olaplex
BROWBOND BUILDING SERUM
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Drunk Elephant
C-Firma Fresh Vitamin-C Day Serum
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid
Drunk Elephant
C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Tree Hut
Canada – Mini Gommage Au Sucre Et Au Karité Coco Colada
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
CANADA – MINI GOMMAGE AU SUCRE ET AU KARITÉ VANILLA
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Candy Cane Daily Moisturizing Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Candy Cane Mini Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Candy Cane Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Carol’s Daughter
Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk Original Leave-In Moisturizer
Lists fragrance, silicones
Sunday Riley
Ceramor Ceramide Barrier Replenishing Cream
Moisturizer · Lists silicones
Tree Hut
Cinnamon Dolce Daily Moisturizing Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Cinnamon Dolce Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
PanOxyl
Clarifying Exfoliant
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Camille Rose
Clean Rinse Clarifying Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Coco Colada Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Dr. Squatch
Coconut Castaway Refreshing Face Wash
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
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