Tetradecanoic acid is a straight-chain, fourteen-carbon, long-chain saturated fatty acid mostly found in milk fat.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 313 list it before the 1% line and 276 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 589 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 589
OHUIOHUI Miracle Moisture Cleansing Foam
SikmulnaraJeju Carbonated Water Whip Power Cleansing Foam 120ml
IDEAL FOR MENIDEAL FOR MEN Perfect Cleansing All-In-One Foam 150ml
BRINGGREENTea Tree Cica Deep Cleansing Foam
CellFusionCTRE.AC Daily Trouble Care Foam Cleanser 130ml
Happy BathMicro Clean Deep Cleansing Foam 150g
de mi florde mi flor 212 Citrus Nomad Cleanser 150ml
numbuzinNo.2 Deep Clean Fresh Cream Cleansing Foam
NightingaleNightingale IPSE Collagen Foam Cleanser
SulwhasooSignature Ginseng Facial Soap
THE SAEMTHE SAEM Snail Essential EX Deep Cleansing Foam
THE SAEMTHE SAEM See & Saw AC Control Deep Cleansing Foam
Definition
Myristic Acid is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula
Tetradecanoic acid is a straight-chain, fourteen-carbon, long-chain saturated fatty acid mostly found in milk fat. It has a role as a human metabolite, an EC 3.1.1.1 (carboxylesterase) inhibitor, a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty acid and a straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a tetradecanoate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 0I3V7S25AW · registered name Myristic Acid · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2004/2005
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: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Oleic Acid, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, and Stearic Acid
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリスチン酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表される脂肪酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 544-63-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-875-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6021666
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501666
- IUPAC
- Tetradecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C14H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 228.376 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Tetradecanoic acid is an oily white crystalline solid. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid, Other Solid, Dry Powder
- Odour
- The odor should be faint with no rancidity.
- Boiling point
- 482.9 °F at 100 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 326.2 °C
- Melting point
- 129 °F (NTP, 1992) · 53.9 °C
- Solubility
- less than 1 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992) · Sol in absolute alcohol, methanol, ether, petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform
- Density
- 0.8622 at 129 °F (NTP, 1992) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.8622 at 54 °C/4 °C
- Viscosity
- 5.83 mPa sec at 70 °C · 5.83 cP (@ 70 ℃)
- Dissociation constant
- pKa = 4.90
- Colour
- white
- Odour threshold
- 10 ppm
- Melting/freezing point
- 53.9 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 326.2 ℃
- Flash point
- 145 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- combustible
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 0.5 / 5.8 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000014 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 1.07 ㎎/ℓ (@ 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 7.88
- Relative density
- 0.8622 (@ 54 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.11
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 377 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 228.38
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 48 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified9
- Surfactant (surface active agent)6
- Lubricating agent5
- Fragrance5
- Flavouring and nutrient4
- Emulsifier4
- Opacifer3
- Cleaning agent2
8 other uses
- Plating agent2
- Soil amendments2
- Plasticizer1
- No specific technical function1
- Intermediate1
- Fuel1
- Monomers1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Development, characterization in vitro and in silico of coenzyme Q10 loaded myristic acid with different liquid lipids nanostructured lipid carriers · 2021
- Update to RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, myristic acid, CAS Registry Number 544-63-8. · 2025
- The Selective Antibacterial Activity of the Mixed Systems Containing Myristic Acid against Staphylococci. · 2021
- Myristic acid reduces skin inflammation and nociception. · 2021
- Anti-inflammatory potential of myristic acid and palmitic acid synergism against systemic candidiasis in Danio rerio (Zebrafish). · 2021
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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