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INCI ingredient

Sodium Benzoate. Konserveringsmiddel

Also listed as: Sodium/Aluminum/Iron/Sulfate/Oxalate/Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate. (Konserveringsmiddel)

Sodium Benzoate. Konserveringsmiddel appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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. Konserveringsmiddel appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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: antimicrobial, chelating, deodorant, humectant, opacifying

Products with Sodium Benzoate. Konserveringsmiddel

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • chelating
  • deodorant
  • humectant
  • opacifying
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • chelating: Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
  • deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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