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

Is Myristyl Myristate natural?

Yes. Both the alcohol and acid halves of this ester trace to coconut/palm kernel oil fatty fragments.

INCI nameMyristyl Myristate
CAS3234-85-3
FormulaC28H56O2 · 424.7 Da
FunctionEmollient · Opacifying
FeedstockMade by esterifying natural myristyl alcohol with natural…

How we scored it

Ester of myristyl alcohol (C14, natural) + myristic acid (C14, natural); both oleochemical, coconut-derived → 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.

How it’s made

Fischer esterification of myristic acid with myristyl alcohol. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Made by esterifying natural myristyl alcohol with natural myristic acid, both typically derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. No petrochemical variant is used commercially.

In plain English

A waxy, skin-conditioning ester used to add body and shine to creams and lipsticks. Both building blocks come from coconut oil fatty fragments.

Structure

2D structure of Myristyl Myristate

tetradecyl tetradecanoate

PubChem CID 18605 ↗

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 Myristate. PubChem CID 18605. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MYRISTYL MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MYRISTYL MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MYRISTYL%20MYRISTATE