Dimethyl Isosorbide
Solvent; Delivery Agent
CIR has assessed dimethyl isosorbide as safe in current cosmetic practices and concentrations. Irritation | As a solvent and delivery-enhancing ingredient, formulation context matters because it can influence penetration of other ingredients, but it does not present a major intrinsic toxicity concern at cosmetic-use levels.
Why Oh Daisey rates it this way
CIR has assessed dimethyl isosorbide as safe in current cosmetic practices and concentrations. Irritation | As a solvent and delivery-enhancing ingredient, formulation context matters because it can influence penetration of other ingredients, but it does not present a major intrinsic toxicity concern at cosmetic-use levels.
What it does
A high-purity solvent used to dissolve cosmetic actives and improve their distribution within formulations.
How to read this rating
This rating reflects the Oh Daisey ingredient standard and the evidence currently available for cosmetic use. Product safety can also depend on concentration, exposure route, formulation, manufacturing quality, and individual sensitivity.
Sources
- 1 https://www.cir-safety.org/ingredient/dimethyl-isosorbide https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Dimethyl-isosorbide
Found in Approved Products
This ingredient appears in 1 Oh Daisey Approved Product.
