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
Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate
CAS 590-00-1
Biocide · Flavouring and nutrient · Fragrance
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7766 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care, Specialty occupational products.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- occupational_presence
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7766 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7766 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Personal care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Preservative, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate. 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.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
7,766
Brands
6
Food and drugPersonal careSpecialty occupational productsCleaning products and household careConstructionHome maintenance
Typical roles
BiocideFlavouring and nutrientFragrancePreservative
Found in these products
- Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Black MascaraEssence · MakeupLow
- Fresa y nataTulipan Negro · Non Food ProductsCritical
- Crème pour la peau ClassicCien · BodyMinor
- Botanical flowChamps de ProvenceHigh
- ShampooDeliplus, Mercadona · Open Beauty FactsCritical
- Crema reparadoraDeliplus · Open Beauty FactsLow
- Toallitas bebé frescas y perfumadasDeliplus · AccessoriesLow
- Dentifrice expertMarque Repère, Bio Naïa · HygieneMinor
- Gel lavant TopialyseSVR, SvrLow
- Dentifrice fraîcheurCarrefour, Soft Bio · DentsHigh
- crema solar facialDeliplusHigh
- Cloud foamClean beauty by alvira · Non Food ProductsLow
- Sébium gel mousseBioderma · HygieneHigh
- Sensitive expert + Spf 50+Garnier,Garnier ambre solaire · SuncareLow
- Déodorant Stick Homme Peau SensibleWilliams,Williams Expert,Unilever · HygieneCritical
- Shampoo naturalDeliplus, MercadonaHigh
- Vaisselle mainsJacques BriochinLow
- le Petit Marseillais gel douche et ben gel douche et bain extra-doux orange bio et pamplemousse bioLe petit marseillais · HygieneMinor
- Crème mains à l’aloe vera bioCien BioLow
- HidratanteDeliplus · Cosmetic ProductsMinor
- Repair & nutritionDeliplus, MercadonaHigh
- Limpiador, exfoliante y mascarilla arcilla blancaLOGOCOS NaturkosmetikMinor
- The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution (Solução tonificante de ácido glicólico 7%)The Ordinary · EsfolianteHigh
- Savonnettes extra douces Verveine CitronLe Petit Olivier · HygieneHigh
Often appears with
Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate in the catalog.
- Potassium sorbate
- Calcium sorbate
- Lysine
- Glycerin
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium benzoate
- Fragrance
- Anhydrous citric acid
- 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, monohydrate and 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-silver(1+) salt, monohydrate
- Citric acid monohydrate
- D-Lactic acid
- Beef peptone (enzymatic; 400 mw)