Di
Dimethyl Isosorbide
Dimethyl Isosorbide
A sugar-derived solvent — dissolves tricky ingredients and helps carry them into the upper skin layers.
What it does
A small, sugar-derived solvent. It dissolves ingredients that are otherwise hard to mix in and helps carry them into the upper layers of skin, so other ingredients spread and sink in better.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a solvent (dissolves other ingredients).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
DMI
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