Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII H1184Z2WZR · registered name CALCIUM MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリスチン酸Ｃａ: 本品は、ミリスチン酸（＊）のカルシウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
CALCIUM MYRISTATEINCI칼슘미리스테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Tetradecanoic acid, calcium saltSynonymミリスチン酸ＣａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 15284-51-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-328-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70890758
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201030006
- IUPAC
- Calcium ditetradecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C28H54CaO4
- Molecular weight
- 494.814 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 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
- Lubricating agent1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata