Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Sodium benzoate
Biocide · Corrosion inhibitor · Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents)
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8863 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies, Industrial products.
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Sodium benzoate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
Found in these products
- 68YN5T 400mlUltra doux · Non Food ProductsHigh
- CeraVe Schuimende ReinigingsgelCeraVe · BeautyMinor
- CadumNon Food ProductsCritical
- ChampoingsPantene · Non Food ProductsHigh
- Coconut MilkHerbal Essences · Health BeautyHigh
- Blemish control cleanserCerave,L'OréalCritical
- garnierGarnierHigh
- gel nettoyantLa Roche-Posay · Face Cleansing GelMinor
- JohnsonsJohnsons · Baby ShampooHigh
- Sport TriumphGilletteLow
- Shampooing karitéLe Petit Olivier · Open Beauty FactsMinor
- Dentifrice turmericOPTISMILE NATURAL · Open Beauty FactsLow
- ShampoingMixa · Open Beauty FactsCritical
- Fresa y nataTulipan Negro · Non Food ProductsCritical
- ToallitasDodotMinor
- Garnier Ultra DOUXGarnier, Rice water infusion &starch · Open Beauty FactsMinor
- MiswakDabur · HygieneModerate
- CadumColgate-Palmolive MarocCritical
- Crème pour la peau ClassicCien · BodyMinor
- cadumcadumCritical
- Golden Moringa Oil ShampooHerbal Essences · Health BeautyHigh
- Champú PANTENEttyw · Non Food ProductsHigh
- linguettes HUGGIES pureHuggies · AccessoriesLow
- shampooclear · Open Beauty FactsCritical
Often appears with
Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium benzoate in the catalog.
- Sodium benzoate
- Potassium sorbate
- Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate
- Calcium sorbate
- D-Lactic acid
- Lactic acid, l-
- Anhydrous citric acid
- 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, monohydrate and 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-silver(1+) salt, monohydrate
- Xanthylium, 9-[2-(ethoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-3,6-bis(ethylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-, molybdatephosphate (1:?)
- Benzoic acid-|A-13C
- Fragrance
- Citric acid monohydrate