How we scored it
Myristyl alcohol (C14, oleochemical, natural) esterified with lactic acid (fermentation product, natural); condensation water not counted.
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.
How it’s made
Where it comes from
Ester of coconut/palm-kernel-derived myristyl alcohol and fermentation-derived lactic acid. Both feedstocks are natural-origin, giving a fully natural result.
In plain English
An emollient ester of a coconut or palm-derived fatty alcohol and lactic acid, a fermentation product. It smooths and conditions skin in creams and lotions.
Structure
tetradecyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
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.
- 2Myristyl Lactate. PubChem CID 64676. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3MYRISTYL LACTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4MYRISTYL LACTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTYL%20LACTATE