# POTASSIUM BENZOATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_potassium_benzoate
Categories: beauty
Functions: Preservative
Identifier: POTASSIUM BENZOATE

> POTASSIUM BENZOATE: Used in cosmetics as a preservative. Potassium Benzoate is the potassium salt of Benzoic Acid. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Potassium Benzoate is the potassium salt of Benzoic Acid. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: V/1a

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/36934

_Assessed by Greenveil._