How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 18 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 18 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 18
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Banana Truly Nourishing Shampoo Bar
Butter LondonButter London Moonstone On the Glow Highlight Pen
Sun BumSun Bum Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Lotion
MustelaMustela Shampoing Douche Solide
dewdapDewtox EX Active V-Fit Cream
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Bare it All
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Cherry Bomb
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Cherry Picking
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Cinnamon Spice
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Mauve Outta Here
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Mochalicious
wet n wildwet n wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color | Never Nude
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1D822OC34X · registered name MYRISTYL LACTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Taiwan
- Maximum concentration : pH≧3.5;
- pH≥3.5;
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
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: 40th Anniversary Overview and Rereview Summaries From 2011 to 2015
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cetyl Lactate and Myristyl Lactate (Amended report IJT 17(S1) 1-242 1998)
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glycolic Acid, Ammonium, Calcium, Potassium, and Sodium Glycolates, Methyl, Ethyl, Propyl, and Butyl Glycolates, and Lactic Acid, Ammonium, Calcium, Potassium, Sodium, and TEA-Lactates, Methyl, Ethyl, Isopropyl, and Butyl Lactates, and Lauryl, Myristyl, and Cetyl Lactates
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 乳酸ミリスチル: 本品は、乳酸（＊）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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1323-03-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-350-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50862630
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30811363
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C17H34O3
- Molecular weight
- 286.456 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 9 ℃
- Flash point
- 177 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.6 ㎎/ℓ( 25 °C)
- Vapour density
- 0.9
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 5.71
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 250 ℃
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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 conditioner5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 2 studies
- Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata