Isopentyldiol
Hydrating
These ingredients help hydrate the skin by either drawing in moisture or preventing it from escaping. They’re often used to keep skin feeling soft, smooth, and well-balanced.
Explained
Isopentyldiol is a synthetic solvent, humectant, and emollient.
Humectants have the ability to attract and hold water while emollients create a thin film to prevent water from evaporating. This combination keeps your skin and hair soft and hydrated. Plus, isopentyldiol does not leave a sticky feeling behind.
As a surfactant, isopentyldiol is a hydrotrope. Hydrotropes help surfactants (cleansing agents) dissolve into water.
According to the manufacturer, using this ingredient with sorbitol boosts skin hydration and helps close cuticles of damaged hair.
This ingredient is water-soluble.
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What it does
Humectant
A substance that promotes retention of moisture.
Solvent
Capable of dissolving another substance.
Prevalence
Less common
Percentage of products that contain it
0.8%
Top categories
Treatments
Makeup
Cleansers
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 25%
References
Products with Isopentyldiol
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
76787
INCI Name
ISOPENTYLDIOL
EC #
 256-597-5 / 459-270-7
All Functions
Solvent
