Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FQ3748IN84 · registered name MYRISTYL STEARATE · 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 - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Butyl Stearate, Cetyl Stearate, Isobutyl Stearate, Isocetyl Stearate, Isopropyl Stearate, Myristyl Stearate, and Octyl Stearate
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 ステアリン酸ミリスチル: 本品は、ステア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
- 17661-50-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-640-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1066239
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4035621
- IUPAC
- Tetradecyl octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C32H64O2
- Molecular weight
- 480.862 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, Large Crystals
- Melting/freezing point
- 44.5~47.3 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 0.5~1 ug/L (20℃, pH: 6.3)
- Vapour density
- 0.952 g/㎖
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 13.63 (log Pow)
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 7 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.
- Emulsifier3
- Softener and conditioner2
- Density modifier1
- Soil amendments1
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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2
- 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