Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OOF97MX03T · registered name MYRISTYL ETHYLHEXANOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Ethylhexanoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name エチルヘキサン酸ミリスチル: 本品は、２－エチルヘキサン酸とミリスチルアルコール（＊）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
MYRISTYL ETHYLHEXANOATEINCI미리스틸에틸헥사노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, tetradecyl esterSynonymエチルヘキサン酸ミリスチルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 72201-45-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 276-456-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00868102
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID80816242
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl 2-ethylhexanoate
- Molecular formula
- C22H44O2
- Molecular weight
- 340.592 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- 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 FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata