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.
Apoliva · Deodorants
Fresh Deodorant: Oparfymerad/känslig hud — 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 · 13 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Potassium Sorbate — EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2
Risk categories found
Environmental impact1 ingredient · max 3/10Irritation2 ingredients · max 2/10
Flagged ingredients (3)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
Severity 2/10
Dimethicone
emollient · occlusive
- Environmental impact:Not biodegradable; accumulates in the environment via wash-off.
The workhorse silicone — inert and non-sensitizing on skin (even FDA-approved as a skin protectant), with persistence in the environment as its main criticism.
Sodium Benzoate
preservative
- Irritation:Can cause transient, non-allergic flushing/stinging on reactive skin.
A food-grade preservative generally regarded as one of the gentler options; occasional non-immune stinging is its main drawback.
No concerns found (8)
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
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.
- PPG-15 Stearyl Ether· skin conditioning - emollient
- C12-13 Alkyl Lactate· skin conditioning, skin conditioning - e…
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, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Pentylene Glycol, Triethyl Citrate, Steareth-2, C12-13 Alkyl Lactate, Steareth-20, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dimethicone, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Piroctone Olamine, Potassium Sorbate
