Potassium Benzoate
Potassium Benzoate appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Potassium Benzoate appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: preservative
Products with Potassium Benzoate
in 3 products
- no photoIt's a 10 Miracle Leave-In ProductIt's a 10 · hair treatment
Douce Nature Shampooing douche délassantDouce Nature · shampoo- no photoLes Petits Bains De Provence Shower gel surgras soap free CitrusesLes Petits Bains De Provence · shower gel
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In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- preservative
- preservative: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
CAS 582-25-2 · EC 209-481-3
EU regulation
Listed in Annex V (ref. 1a) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 0.5% (acid). V/1a
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.
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