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Myristyl Lactate

Our database includes 34 products that contain Myristyl Lactate.

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Concerns

Oily Skin
Acne
Comedogenic Rating:   4
Irritancy Rating:   2

Explained

Myristyl lactate is created from myristyl alcohol and lactic acid.

It is an emollient and keeps the skin hydrated by trapping moisture. However, this may worsen oily skin and cause breakouts.

Myristyl Lactate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.1% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Stats

32 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

Users who dislike it 💔

Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Combination

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Hormonal Acne • Fungal Acne • Acne • Dryness

Where it's used

Myristyl Lactate is most often found as ingredient number 6 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Myristyl Lactate the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 35457
  • INCI Name: MYRISTYL LACTATE
  • EC #:  215-350-1
  • All Functions: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.