Cosmetic ingredient

MYRISTIC ACID

MYRISTIC ACID is a cosmetic ingredient name. PERFUMING | FRAGRANCE | OPACIFYING | SURFACTANT - CLEANSING. CAS 544-63-8.

Molecular structure of MYRISTIC ACID
2D molecular structure
CAS number
544-63-8
EC number
208-875-2
Molecular formula
C14H28O2
Molecular weight
228.37
Chemical name
Tetradecanoic acid
InChIKey
TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

What it is

MYRISTIC ACID is the INCI name used to identify this ingredient in cosmetic products. The technical record associates it with the chemical name “Tetradecanoic acid”.

What it does in a formula

In the available technical record, the assigned cosmetic functions are: perfuming, fragrance, opacifying, surfactant — cleansing.

Conditions and care

The available record does not report a specific condition or restriction for this name. The absence of this field does not amount to a safety assessment.

Chemical description

Myristic Acid is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula

Catalogue presence

Products containing this ingredient

The list follows the composition declared by the source record and preserves the name found there.