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Potassium Sorbate
What is Potassium Sorbate?
A mild food-grade preservative, the potassium salt of sorbic acid.
Why is Potassium Sorbate in the formula?
It covers mold and yeast, which the phenoxyethanol alone does not fully address in a water-based eye formula.
What does Potassium Sorbate feel like on skin?
- —Keeps the formula stable for its stated shelf life
What are the details for Potassium Sorbate?
- INCI name
- Potassium Sorbate
- Typical usage level
- TBD
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Questions
What is potassium sorbate in makeup?
A mild food-grade preservative, the potassium salt of sorbic acid.
Why is potassium sorbate in the formula?
It covers mold and yeast, which the phenoxyethanol alone does not fully address in a water-based eye formula.
What does potassium sorbate feel like on skin?
Keeps the formula stable for its stated shelf life.
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