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Potassium Sorbate

also on labels as Sorbistat-K

Food-grade organic acid salt preservative that inhibits mold and yeast growth in mildly acidic hair-care formulas.

Good to knowHair typesFound in 8 products
Ingredients · as printedKinky-Curly Curling Custard

Botanical infusion of water, horsetail, chamomile, nettle, marshmallow, organic aloe vera juice, agave nectar extract, tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E), pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate, natural fragrance.

Potassium Sorbate is 11th, 11th of 12.Dotted words have their own page.
Good to know

Works best at pH < 5.5 (which also helps keep hair cuticles smooth); low irritation risk.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All hair types.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.
Found in these products

On 8 of the 34 labels we've read

Labels list ingredients from most to least, down to about 1%. Below that, the order is free.

Cleanse 1 · Condition 2 · Leave-in 2 · Style 3 · Seal 0

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These are labels we've read by hand from brand sites and packaging, not a list of recommendations. We add more as we go.

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