Sorbitol
Also listed as: Ingredients: Sorbitol
A sugar alcohol used as a humectant and as a sweetener and texture agent in toothpaste.
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
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol made from glucose, usually from corn or wheat starch. In toothpaste it keeps the paste soft in the tube and gives a mild sweetness; in creams and lotions it holds water like glycerin. CosIng lists it as a humectant and skin conditioning agent.
It is plant-derived and affects none of the six checks.
Functions: humectant
Products with Sorbitol
in 1,021 products
- no photoHismile The Simpsons purple squishee toothpasteHismile · toothpaste
- no photoFlormar Puffy Liquid Blush Likit Allık 002 Peachy GlowFlormar · face makeup
- no photoCosmia Gel à raserCosmia · shaving
White Glo Dentifrice blanchissant Formule FumeursWhite Glo · toothpaste- no photoListerine Advanced WhiteListerine · mouthwash
Netto Dentifrice BlancheurNetto · toothpaste- no photoAct Wild Watermelon RinseAct · mouthwash
Eurodont CoolfreshEurodont · toothpaste
Orkla health as Solidox Tannkrem JuniorOrkla health as · toothpaste
Naturaverde Aloe e Menta Detergente intimoNaturaverde · intimate care- no photoFluocaril Junior 6 - 12 Ans Fruits Rouges Lot 2X75 MLFluocaril
Odol med 3Odol · toothpaste
Protect Pasta dentáriaProtect
Eugene Perma Shampooing Prévention Trichodyn (Format économique)Eugene Perma · shampoo
Lubriderm Intense Skin RepairLubriderm · face cream
Zendium Junior 5+ yearsZendium · toothpaste- no photoProcter & Gamble Blend-a-med Classic ZahncremeProcter & Gamble · toothpaste
- no photoTeraxyl Complet Plus 2 en 1Teraxyl · toothpaste
Coswell BionsenCoswell- no photoListerine mouthwash (travel size)Listerine · mouthwash
- no photoListerine Cool MintListerine
- no photoHaleon OriginalHaleon · toothpaste
- no photoAstera Dentifrice Blancheur au fluorAstera · toothpaste
- no photoColgate Total Active Prevention Gum Care ToothpasteColgate · toothpaste
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In the EU ingredient database
- humectant
- fragrance
- skin conditioning
- perfuming
- humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
- fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
CAS 50-70-4/ 1259528-21-6 (generic) · EC 200-061-5
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.