Potassium Sorbate
preservative
- Irritation:Occasional transient stinging or redness on sensitive skin.
A mild food-grade preservative usually paired with sodium benzoate; well tolerated by most skin types.
Caudalie · Serums & Treatments
Brightening Dark Spot Serum — ingredient safety report
Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.
Low concern
No strongly flagged ingredients in our database. As always, individual sensitivities vary.
Concern score 25/100 · 19 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Potassium Sorbate — EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2
Risk categories found
Irritation1 ingredient · max 2/10
Flagged ingredients (1)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
Severity 2/10
No concerns found (15)
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
- Aqua
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Squalane
- Bisabolol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Xanthan Gum
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Hydroxide
- cococaprylate/ caprate· CIR reviewed safe
- polyglyceryl-3 distearate· CIR reviewed safe
- caprylyl glycol· CIR reviewed safe
- microcrystalline cellulose· CIR reviewed safe
- glyceryl stearate citrate· CIR reviewed safe
- sodium phytate· CIR reviewed safe
Recognized ingredients (2)
Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.
- palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract· antioxidant, skin protecting
- polyacrylate crosspolymer-6· emulsion stabilising, viscosity controll…
Not enough data (1)
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
- parfum (fragrance).(243/032)
This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.
Full ingredient list (as analyzed)
Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, cococaprylate/ caprate, squalane, palmitoyl grapevine shoot extract, polyglyceryl-3 distearate, bisabolol, glyceryl stearate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, microcrystalline cellulose, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, potassium sorbate, glyceryl stearate citrate, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium hydroxide, parfum (fragrance).(243/032)
