ISOMALT
- Function
- humectant
- CAS
- 64519-82-0
- Comedogenic
- 0–0DERIVED FROM FUNCTION, not measured: every function CosIng records for this ingredient (humectant) is one whose Fulton 1989 tested members all scored below 2, and the name carries no fatty-acyl, ester, ethoxylate or wax signature. This ingredient itself was not tested, and no member of its chemical family was identified either; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
- Appears in
- 3 products in our catalogue
Definition
A complex mixture of polysaccharides obtained by enzyme treatment of sucrose. It consists mainly of 6-0-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol and 1-0-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol
Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.