Database/Cleansing/Potassium Myristoyl Glutamate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Potassium Myristoyl Glutamate natural?

Yes. Myristic acid from natural fats, glutamic acid from fermentation, and potassium a mineral counter-ion together account for all mass.

INCI namePotassium Myristoyl Glutamate
CAS72716-26-8
FormulaC19H34KNO5 · 395.6 Da
FunctionCleansing · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockMade by condensing myristic acid (from coconut/palm kernel…

How we scored it

Tetradecanoyl (myristoyl, oleochemical C14 acid) + glutamate (fermentation amino acid) + K+ (mineral); only condensation water lost → 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

Made by condensing myristic acid (from coconut/palm kernel oil) with fermentation-derived glutamic acid, then neutralizing with potassium. All building blocks are natural-origin.

In plain English

A mild cleansing and conditioning ingredient made by combining myristic acid, a fatty acid from coconut or palm oil, with the amino acid glutamic acid. Both building blocks are natural-origin.

Structure

2D structure of Potassium Myristoyl Glutamate

potassium;hydron;(2S)-2-(tetradecanoylamino)pentanedioate

PubChem CID 71587263 ↗

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 Myristoyl Glutamate. PubChem CID 71587263. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POTASSIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POTASSIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20MYRISTOYL%20GLUTAMATE