Database/Cleansing/Sodium Myristate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Myristate natural?

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

INCI nameSodium Myristate
CAS822-12-8
FormulaC14H27NaO2 · 250.35 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockSodium Myristate is made by neutralising myristic acid,…

How we scored it

Sodium salt of myristic acid; myristic acid natural (coconut/palm kernel oil) + Na 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

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

In plain English

The sodium salt of myristic acid, a fatty acid found in coconut and palm kernel oil. Used as a cleansing and emulsifying agent, mainly in soap bars.

CosIng definition: Sodium myristate

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Myristate

sodium tetradecanoate

PubChem CID 23693095 ↗

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. 2Sodium Myristate. PubChem CID 23693095. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM MYRISTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM MYRISTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20MYRISTATE