Database/Antistatic/Lauryl Myristate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lauryl Myristate natural?

Yes. Both the lauryl-alcohol and myristic-acid halves of this ester are typically sourced from coconut/palm-kernel oil, so the whole ester is natural.

INCI nameLauryl Myristate
CAS2040-64-4
FormulaC26H52O2 · 396.7 Da
FunctionAntistatic · Emollient
FeedstockLauryl Myristate is the ester of lauryl alcohol…

How we scored it

Dodecyl tetradecanoate: lauryl alcohol (oleochemical, n=1) esterified with myristic acid (oleochemical, n=1). 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

Lauryl Myristate is the ester of lauryl alcohol and myristic acid, both commonly derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. Esterification with only natural building blocks keeps the NOI at 1.0.

In plain English

An emollient ester used to soften skin and hair, made by combining a coconut/palm-derived fatty alcohol with myristic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid from the same oleochemical sources.

Structure

2D structure of Lauryl Myristate

dodecyl tetradecanoate

PubChem CID 74881 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Lauryl Myristate. PubChem CID 74881. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LAURYL MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LAURYL MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAURYL%20MYRISTATE