Database/Emollient/Myristyl Isostearate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Myristyl Isostearate natural?

Yes. Both myristyl alcohol and isostearic acid are oleochemical fatty derivatives made from natural vegetable oils.

INCI nameMyristyl Isostearate
CAS94247-26-4
FormulaC32H64O2 · 480.8 Da
FunctionEmollient · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockMyristyl Isostearate is made by esterifying myristyl alcohol…

How we scored it

Ester of myristyl alcohol (natural C14 fatty alcohol) and isostearic acid (natural branched fatty acid from oleic acid): 100/100=1.00.
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

Myristyl Isostearate is made by esterifying myristyl alcohol from coconut or palm oil with isostearic acid, a branched fatty acid derived by isomerising natural oleic acid. No petrochemical route is used commercially for either building block.

In plain English

An emollient ester made from a coconut-derived fatty alcohol and a branched fatty acid from vegetable oil. It gives a light, silky feel while coming entirely from plant oils.

Structure

2D structure of Myristyl Isostearate

tetradecyl 16-methylheptadecanoate

PubChem CID 17751165 ↗

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 Isostearate. PubChem CID 17751165. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MYRISTYL ISOSTEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MYRISTYL ISOSTEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTYL%20ISOSTEARATE