The ingredient, explained
Isopropyl Myristate
A published expert safety assessment covers the exact ingredient in the specified exposure context.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Tetradecanoic acid, isopropyl ester
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Emollient
- Helps soften and smooth the skin surface.
- Binding
- Helps the components of a product hold together.
- Masking
- Reduces or conceals the formula's underlying odour or taste.
- Perfuming
- A formulation role for perfume and aromatic raw materials that give a product its scent.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗ · Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Cosmetic fragrance functions ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
Safety assessment
Panel judged listed myristates safe in the cosmetic uses and concentrations assessed.
What this does not tell us
Grouped safety assessment and read-across, not hydration efficacy or transfer of head-lice formulation efficacy. Exposure and purity bounds apply.
Sources for this summary. PubMed 20634506 ↗
Research review checked Oct 1, 2026
Bounded review of local candidates, exact-name indexed primary journal/PubMed safety and topical searches; not a systematic review.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
Read the 1 selected study
Safety assessment
Final report of the amended safety assessment of myristic acid and its salts and esters as used in cosmetics. ↗
International journal of toxicology · 2010
Follow the formula
Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Tetradecanoic acid, isopropyl ester
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
- CAS registry number
- 110-27-0
- EC number
- 203-751-4
Other recorded names (1)
- isopropylis myristas
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026