How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 75 list it before the 1% line and 9 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 83 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 83
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Hemp Foot Protector
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Peppermint Invigorating Foot Cream
Design EssentialsDesign Essentials Herbal Complex 4 Hair & Scalp Treatment
BeautycounterBeautycounter Superquench Body Butter
Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth Arden Eight Hour® Cream Intensive Moisturizing Body Treatment
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Hemp Rescuing Face Protector
M·A·CM·A·C Mineralize Timecheck Lotion - 1.0 fl oz
Susanne KaufmannSusanne Kaufmann Nourishing Day Cream
Paula's Choice5% Niacinamide Body Serum 118ml
The Body ShopThe Body Shop British Rose Body Butter
TatchaTatcha Indigo Soothing Hand Cream
The Body ShopThe Body Shop Almond Milk Body Butter
Definition
Tetradecyl tetradecanoate is a tetradecanoate ester (myristate ester) resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the hydroxy group of tetradecan-1-ol (myristyl alcohol). Used as an emollient. It has a role as an algal metabolite. It is a wax ester and a tetradecanoate ester. It is functionally related to a tetradecan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 4042ZC00DY · registered name MYRISTYL MYRISTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
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
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Myristyl Myristate and Isopropyl Myristate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリスチン酸ミリスチル: 本品は、ミリスチン酸（＊）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
- 3234-85-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 221-787-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5047403
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3027403
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl tetradecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C28H56O2
- Molecular weight
- 424.754 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Large Crystals · solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 40~44 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, gt, 300 ℃
- Flash point
- 213 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 0.02 ㎎/ℓ (22℃)
- Vapour density
- 860 ㎏/㎥
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 12.65 (log Pow)
- Molecular weight
- 424.743
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 11 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
- Opacifer2
- Emulsifier2
- Lubricating agent1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 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 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Lipid Nanocarriers for Enhanced Sun Protection Factor of Octyl p-methoxycinnamate · 2020
- Cytotoxicity of solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers containing the local anesthetic dibucaine designed for topical application · 2013
- Structural Effects of Dibucaine Encapsulation into Solid Lipid Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers · 2013
- Online monitoring of biotransformations in high viscous multiphase systems by means of FT-IR and chemometrics. · 2010
- Industrial use of lipases to produce fatty acid esters · 2003
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English