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ALUMINUM MYRISTATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 5 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

9 of 9 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 06D58TM14G · registered name ALUMINUM MYRISTATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING

Safety & regulatory references

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Amended Safety Assessment of Myristic Acid and its Salts and Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ミリスチン酸Al: 本品は、ミリスチン酸(*)のアルミニウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ALUMINUM MYRISTATEINCI알루미늄미리스테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Tetradecanoic acid, aluminium saltSynonymミリスチン酸AlJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
4040-50-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
223-728-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID40193405
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID10115896
IUPAC
Aluminium tritetradecanoate
Molecular formula
C42H81AlO6
Molecular weight
709.086 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Anti-caking agent2
  • Emulsifier2
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified1
  • Viscosity modifier1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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