How we scored it
Myristic acid (natural, C14) esterified with isostearyl alcohol (natural, oleochemical C18 branched) — both natural building blocks → 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Made by esterifying myristic acid from vegetable oil with isostearyl alcohol, itself derived from oleic acid. Both feedstocks are oleochemical.
In plain English
A rich emollient that smooths and conditions skin. Made by combining two plant-oil-derived fatty ingredients, myristic acid and isostearyl alcohol, through esterification.
Structure
16-methylheptadecyl tetradecanoate
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Isostearyl Myristate. PubChem CID 21954220. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3ISOSTEARYL MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4ISOSTEARYL MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOSTEARYL%20MYRISTATE