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.
Nestlé · Cleansers
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser — 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 · 11 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Sodium Benzoate (Caredermis editorial assessment)
Risk categories found
Irritation1 ingredient · max 2/10
Flagged ingredients (1)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
Severity 2/10Editorial
No concerns found (6)
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
Recognized ingredients (1)
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.
- pantolactone· humectant, skin conditioning
Not enough data (3)
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
- cereal alcohol
- sodium coconut isethionate
- fil 1747
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, glycerin, cereal alcohol, sodium benzoate, sodium coconut isethionate, xanthan gum, panthenol, citric acid, niacinamide, pantolactone, fil 1747
