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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 8974

DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:5306-85-4
EC:226-159-8
Ingredient index records:
DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE
Cosmetic functions: SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

1,4:3,6-Dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-D-glucitol

1 matched or reported name
DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 5306-85-4
CAS 5306-85-4PubChem CID 62990

Dimethyl Isosorbide

IUPAC name
(3S,3aR,6R,6aR)-3,6-dimethoxy-2,3,3a,5,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan
Molecular formula
C8H14O4
Molecular weight
174.19 g/mol
Exact mass
174.08920892 Da
XLogP3
-0.6
Topological polar surface area
36.9 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
4

Also known as

Isosorbide dimethyl ether2,5-Dimethylisosorbide1,4:3,6-Dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-D-glucitolSA6A6V432SNSC-40727NSC-44695D-Glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-RefChem:134248
16 more reported names
2,5-O-dimethylisosorbide226-159-8Arlasolve DMI(3R,3aR,6S,6aR)-3,6-Dimethoxyhexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan2,5-Di-O-methyl-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol(3R,3aR,6S,6aR)-3,6-dimethoxy-hexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furandimethyl isosorbide etherdimethyl isosorbide, ResCoUNII-SA6A6V432S1,4:3,6-Dianhydrosorbitol 2,5-dimethyl etherEINECS 226-159-8Dimethyl isosorb ideNSC 40727NSC 44695Isosorbide, dimethyl etherSorbitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-methyl-
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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