Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII BT6J85032B · registered name ISOBUTYL MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
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
Names & identifiers
ISOBUTYL MYRISTATEINCI아이소부틸미리스테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Tetradecanoic acid, 2-methylpropyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25263-97-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-765-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10179913
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70102404
- IUPAC
- 2-Methylpropyl tetradecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O2
- Molecular weight
- 284.484 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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 conditioner2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- 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