Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII K3B7W81H3U · registered name ETHYLHEXYL MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
2-Ethylhexyl myristate
Cosmetic roles
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: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
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 ミリスチン酸エチルヘキシル: 本品は、ミリスチン酸と２－エチルヘキシルアルコールのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 29806-75-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 249-863-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50952247
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201380346
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl tetradecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C22H44O2
- Molecular weight
- 340.592 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata