How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 58U0NZN2BT · registered name MYRISTYL LAURATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウリン酸ミリスチル: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 22412-97-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 244-966-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5066792
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5036686
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl dodecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C26H52O2
- Molecular weight
- 396.7 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Emulsifier2
- Density modifier1
- Soil amendments1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to EPA OTS 798.4100 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata