- Korean limit
- 0.6%
How much products actually contain
1 products state the amountmedian 0.003%
- under 0.01% 1
- 0.01–0.1% 0
- 0.1–1% 0
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 36 list it before the 1% line and 2,080 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 2,114 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 2,114
BIODERMACicabio Pommade 100ml0.003% stated
PUREDERMLavender Cleansing Tissue
TreecellTreecell Day/Night Collagen Shampoo with Gift
TreecellTreecell Day/Night Collagen Shampoo Refill Special
LeivyLeivy Perfume Body Wash & Lotion 2-Pack Special Set 4 Types Mix & Match
RAUSCHColtsfoot Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
now & thanNo-Wash Treatment Protein Essence
too cool for schoolFinish Setting Powder (with Puff)
PUREDERMGalaxy Black Peel-Off Mask
PUREDERMGalaxy Black Peel-Off Mask
NEOGENMetal Mascara Slim/Volume 2 Types
NEOGENSlim Metal Mascara
Definition
Potassium Sorbate is the organic salt that conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Japan · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.6% (acid)
Taiwan
- 0.6%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.6% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/4
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2005/2006
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ソルビン酸Ｋ: 本品は、ソルビン酸（＊）のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 24634-61-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 24634-61-5 / 590-00-1
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 590-00-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-376-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-376-1
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI, Dry Powder · Liquid, Other Solid, Dry Powder
- Odour
- Characteristic odor
- Melting point
- for sorbic acidMelting range of sorbic acid isolated by acidification and not recrystallised 133 °C to 135 °C after vacuum drying in a sulphuric acid desiccator · >270 °C (decomposes)
- Solubility
- Solubility in water at 20 °C: 58.2%, in alcohol: 6.5% · Very soluble in water
- Density
- 1.363 at 25 °C/20 °C
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
Related literature
- Preharvest Fungicide, Potassium Sorbate, or Chitosan Use on Quality and Storage Decay of Table Grapes. · 2013
- Impact of Potassium Sorbate on Cognitive Performance and Hippocampal Morphology in Wistar Rats · 2025
- Potassium sorbate‐enriched chitosan coatings enhance antioxidant stability and preserve postharvest quality of lemons (Citrus limon) · 2025
- Novel stability indicating UHPLC method development and validation for simultaneous quantification of hydrocortisone acetate, pramoxine hydrochloride, potassium sorbate and sorbic acid in topical cream formulation · 2020
- Effects of Benzalkonium Chloride and Potassium Sorbate on Airway Ciliary Activity · 2012
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata 2