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INCI ingredient

Sodium Benzoate

Also listed as: Sodiúm Benzoate, Sodium Bénzoate, Sodium Benzoaté

A mild preservative, often paired with Potassium Sorbate in products that skip parabens.

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

Sodium benzoate keeps water-based products from growing mould and bacteria. It works best in slightly acidic formulas, which is why it often appears next to Citric Acid.

It is not a paraben, not a fragrance and not an alcohol, so it leaves all six checks untouched.

Functions: preservative

Products with Sodium Benzoate

in 4,281 products

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