Database/Emulsifying Surfactant/Potassium Myristate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Myristate natural?

Yes. Potassium salt of myristic acid, a natural fatty acid from coconut or palm kernel oil; potassium counts as natural origin.

INCI namePotassium Myristate
CAS13429-27-1
FormulaC14H27KO2 · 266.46 Da
FunctionEmulsifying Surfactant · Cleansing Surfactant
FeedstockPotassium Myristate is made by neutralising myristic acid,…

How we scored it

Potassium salt of myristic acid; myristic acid natural (coconut/palm kernel oil) + K natural counter-ion. 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

Potassium Myristate is made by neutralising myristic acid, derived from coconut or palm kernel oil, with potassium hydroxide. Both fragments are natural origin.

In plain English

The potassium salt of myristic acid, a fatty acid from coconut or palm kernel oil. Used as a cleansing and emulsifying agent, often in liquid soaps.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Myristate

potassium tetradecanoate

PubChem CID 23686147 ↗

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. 2Potassium Myristate. PubChem CID 23686147. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20MYRISTATE