Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII W5V732TTKE · registered name LAURYL MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATICKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
LAURYL MYRISTATEINCI라우릴미리스테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2040-64-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-039-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1062120
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3036284
- IUPAC
- Dodecyl tetradecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C26H52O2
- Molecular weight
- 396.7 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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 conditioner3
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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