Database/Emollient/Myristyl Ethylhexanoate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Myristyl Ethylhexanoate natural?

Mostly. Myristyl alcohol comes from coconut or palm-kernel oil, whereas 2-ethylhexanoic acid is made from propylene, so only the alcohol half is natural origin.

INCI nameMyristyl Ethylhexanoate
CAS72201-45-7
FormulaC22H44O2 · 340.6 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route: oleochemical C14 alcohol from coconut or…

How we scored it

Myristyl-O C14H29O 213.4 natural; 2-ethylhexanoyl C8H15O 127.2 petrochemical (propylene oxo); total C22H44O2 340.6; 213.4/340.6 = 0.63.
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

Dominant route: oleochemical C14 alcohol from coconut or palm-kernel fatty acids esterified with propylene-derived 2-ethylhexanoic acid. Supplier note: Ziegler or oxo myristyl alcohol exists and would give 0.00.

In plain English

A light emollient ester that softens skin and helps products spread. It joins myristyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol from coconut or palm-kernel oil, with 2-ethylhexanoic acid made from petrochemical propylene.

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Structure

2D structure of Myristyl Ethylhexanoate

tetradecyl 2-ethylhexanoate

PubChem CID 545679 ↗

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. 2Myristyl Ethylhexanoate. PubChem CID 545679. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MYRISTYL ETHYLHEXANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MYRISTYL ETHYLHEXANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTYL%20ETHYLHEXANOATE