GLYCERYL MYRISTATE

GLYCERYL MYRISTATE

Glyceryl Myristate is a monoester of glycerin and myristic acid.

Glyceryl myristate is a monoester of glycerin and myristic acid. 
Myristic acid also known as tetradecanoic acid, found in certain oils and fats such as palm oil, coconut oil, nutmeg butter, etc.  
Glyceryl Myristate comes as white crystalline solid.

CAS: 3443-83-2

IUPAC Name: 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl tetradecanoate

Molecular Formula: C17H34O4
Molecular Weight: 302.4 g/mol

Mixture of portions of glycerine and myristic acid used as an emollient, surfactant, emulsifier, and thickening agent in cosmetics. May be plant-derived or synthetic.

Myristic Acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in some foods. 
Purified Myristic Acid occurs as a hard, white or faintly yellow, glossy crystalline solid, or as a white or yellow-white powder. 
Salts of Myristic Acid (Aluminum Dimyristate, Aluminum Isostearates/Myristate, Aluminum Myristate, Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates, Calcium Myristate, Magnesium Myristate, Potassium Myristate, Sodium Myristate, Zinc Myristate) and esters of Myristic Acid (Butyl Myristate, Cetyl Myristate, Decyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Myristate, Ethyl Myristate, Glyceryl Dimyristate, Glyceryl Isostearate/Myristate, Glyceryl Myristate, Isobutyl Myristate, Isocetyl Myristate, Isodecyl Myristate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearyl Myristate, Isotridecyl Myristate, Lauryl Myristate, Methyl Myristate, Myristyl Myristate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Oleyl Myristate, Propylene Glycol Myristate, Tetradecyloctadecyl Myristate, Tridecyl Myristate) may also be used in cosmetics and personal care products. 
Myristic Acid and its salts and esters may be used in eye makeup, soaps and detergents, hair care products, nail care products, shaving products and other skin care products.
A natural organic compound that consists of a carboxyl group (oxygen, carbon and hydrogen) attached to a chain of carbon atoms with their associated hydrogen atoms. 
The chain of carbon atoms may be connected with single bonds, making a ‘saturated’ fat; or it may contain some double bonds, making an ‘unsaturated’ fat. 
The number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain is what determines the qualities of that particular fatty acid. 
Animal and vegetable fats are made up of various combinations of fatty acids (in sets of three) connected to a glycerol molecule, making them triglycerides.
 

Use & Benefits:
Similar to other monoesters Glyceryl Myristate has both the qualities of glycerin as well as myristic acid. 
When mixed in any preparation, Glyceryl Myristate helps to increases thickness. 
Glyceryl Myristate is also a mixture of oil-loving and water-loving ingredients. 
So, Glyceryl Myristate stabilizes any preparation that has both oil and water. 
Also, when used on skin Glyceryl Myristate provides cleansing action. 
Glyceryl Myristate also moisturizes the skin by locking in water into the skin and doesn’t let it evaporate in air. 
Glyceryl Myristate is used in creams, lotions, soaps, hair conditioner, and shaving products.

WHY IS IT USED?

The following functions have been reported for Glyceryl Myristate.

Skin-Conditioning Agent – Emollient – Butyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Myristate, Ethyl Myristate, Glyceryl Dimyristate, Glyceryl Isostearate/Myristate, Glyceryl Myristate, Isobutyl Myristate, Isodecyl Myristate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearyl Myristate, Methyl Myristate, Propylene Glycol Myristate
Skin-conditioning agent – occlusive – Cetyl Myristate, Decyl Myristate, Isocetyl Myristate, Isotridecyl Myristate, Lauryl Myristate, Myristyl Myristate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Oleyl Myristate, Tetradecyloctyldecyl Myristate, Tridecyl Myristate

Surfactant
An ingredient that helps two substances that normally do not mix to become dissolved or dispersed in one another. Also called a surface active agent.
 – cleansing agent – Myristic Acid, Potassium Myristate, Sodium Myristate
Surfactant – emulsifying agent – Potassium Myristate, Sodium Myristate, Glyceryl Isostearate/Myristate, Glyceryl Myristate, Propylene Glycol Myristate
Viscosity increasing agent – nonaqueous – Aluminum Dimyristate, Aluminum Isostearates/Myristates, Aluminum Myristate, Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates, Calcium Myristate, Magnesium Myristate, Zinc Myristate

SYNONYMS:

2-Monomyristin
3443-83-2
Glyceryl 2-myristate
2-Myristoylglycerol
1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl tetradecanoate
Myristin, 2-mono-
2-tetradecanoylglycerol
Tetradecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl ester
glycerin monomyristate
2-monotetradecanoylglycerol
FBE120461I
Myristic acid .beta.-monoglyceride
UNII-FBE120461I
Glycerin-2-myristat
2-myristoyl-glycerol
2-Myristoyl glycerol
starbld0009194
2-tetradecanoyl-rac-glycerol
Glycerol .beta.-tetradecanoate
SCHEMBL1311404
DTXSID0058699
CHEBI:75454
2-myristoyloxy-propane-1,3-diol
TVIMZSOUQXNWHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
1,2,3-Propanetriol 2-teradecanoate
MAG(0:0/14:0)
NS00049705
2-Hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl myristate #
MG(0:0/14:0)
MG(0:0/14:0/0:0)
MG (0:0/14:0/0:0)
Q27105043