Myristyl Myristate

Our database includes 315 products that contain Myristyl Myristate.

You should know

Concerns

Oily Skin
Acne
Fungal Acne
Comedogenic Rating:   0-5
Irritancy Rating:   2

Explained

Myristyl Myristate is created from the fatty acids of myristyl alcohol and myristic acid. In skincare, it is an emollient and texture enhancer.

On its own, this ingredient has a comedogenicity index of 5/5. This means it has the potential to clog pores. When diluted with cetyl alcohol or propylene glycol, the comedogenicity will decrease.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

Nutmeg, palm kernel oil, and coconut oil all contain this ingredient naturally.

Myristyl Myristate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.8% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Stats

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

Users who dislike it 💔

Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Oily

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Seborrheic Dermatitis • Sensitivity • Hormonal Acne • Fungal Acne

Where it's used

Myristyl Myristate is most often found as ingredient number 10 within an ingredient list.

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

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 35459
  • INCI Name: MYRISTYL MYRISTATE
  • EC #:  221-787-9
  • All Functions: Emollient, Opa CI Fying, 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.