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CAS NUMBER: 112-72-1
EC NUMBER: 204-000-3
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C14 H30 OC
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 214.3923
Myristyl alcohol is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)12CH2OH.
Myristyl alcohol is a white waxy solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
Myristyl alcohol may be prepared by the hydrogenation of myristic acid (or its esters); myristic acid itself can be found in nutmeg (from where it gains its name) but is also present in palm kernel oil and coconut oil and it is from these that the majority of 1-tetradecanol is produced.
Myristyl alcohol may also be produced from petrochemical feedstocks via either the Ziegler process.
As with other fatty alcohols, Myristyl alcohol used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams for its emollient properties.
Myristyl alcohol is also used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other products such as surfactants.
Myristyl alcohol, also known as 1-Tetradecanol, is a 14-carbon, straight-chain fatty alcohol produced through the hydrogenation of myristic acid.
The myristic acid occurs naturally in palm kernel oil, coconut oil and the nutmeg plant Myristica fragrans.
As a fatty alcohol, myristyl serves as a conditioning agent, increases thickness and foaming capacity in liquids and acts as a chemical intermediate in the production of other products.
Myristyl alcohol also effectively stabilizes emulsions, preventing them from separating into their oil and liquid components.
As a result, many manufacturers rely on Myristyl alcohol to give their products the right consistency.
Due to its versatility, Myristyl alcohol is used in many industries and consumer products.
Myristyl alcohol comes in a waxy, white crystalline solid form.
Although Myristyl alcohol is insoluble in water, Myristyl alcohol dissolves well in diethyl ether and somewhat well in ethanol.
A lighter-weight fatty alcohol that functions as a thickener, emulsion stabilizer, and emollient.
Myristyl alcohol is also sometimes used as a surfactant, often with other surfactants.
Myristyl alcohol is considered safe as used in cosmetics.
Myristyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol used in cosmetics as an emollient (helps water and oil to mix).
Myristyl alcohol is produced from coconut, palm kernel or nutmeg oil.
Myristic alcohol is authorized in organic.
Myristyl alcohol is a natural product found.
Myristyl alcohol a colorless thick liquid (heated) with a faint alcohol odor.
Myristyl alcohol is a long-chain fatty alcohol that is tetradecane in which one of the terminal methyl hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Myristyl alcohol is a long-chain primary fatty alcohol, a fatty alcohol 14:0 and a primary alcohol.
Myristyl Alcohol is a fatty-alcohol used as an emollient in cosmetics and skin care products (Source).
Myristyl alcohol is primarily used to inhibit a formula from separating into its oil and liquid components.
However, Myristyl Alcohol can be drying, as can most fatty-alcohols.
Myristyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol produced from myristic acid that appears as a white, waxy solid.
Myristic acid, which gets its name from nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), is also present in palm kernel oil and coconut oil, which are the primary sources for production.
Myristyl alcohol has emollient and emulsion stabilising properties, and it is used in some skincare formulations to help moisturise the skin as well as prevent the soluble ingredients from separating.
Myristyl Alcohol appears as a white solid with a sweet odor that is insoluble in water.
Myristyl alcohol is used as a flavor ingredient in the food industry.
Myristyl alcohol is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula C14H30O.
Myristyl alcohol is a white crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
Myristyl alcohol may be prepared by the reduction of myristic acid or some fatty acid esters with reagents such as lithium aluminium hydride or sodium.
As with other fatty alcohols, Myristyl alcohol is used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams for its emollient properties.
Myristyl alcohol is also used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other products such sulfated alcohol.
A straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol.
Myristyl alcohol is a white crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
Myristyl alcohol is used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams for its emollient properties.
Myristyl alcohol is also used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other products such as surfactants.
Myristyl alcohol may be prepared by the hydrogenation of Myristic acid (or its esters).
Myristyl alcohol can be found in nutmeg (from where it gains its name) but is also present in palm kernel oil and coconut oil and it is from these that the majority of Myristyl alcohol is produced.
Myristyl Alcohol is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol.
Myristyl alcohol is a white crystalline solid that is virtually insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
Myristyl alcohol is produced from palm kernel oil and coconut oil.
Myristyl alcohol may also be produced from petrochemical feedstocks.
Myristyl alcohol is a kind of straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol.
Myristyl alcohol is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams because of its emollient properties.
Myristyl alcohol can also be used as the intermediate during the manufacturing of some organic compounds like surfactants.
Myristyl alcohol is also employed for the fabrication of temperature-regulated drug release system based on phase-change materials.
Myristyl alcohol occurs as a white crystalline solid with a waxy odor.
Also reported as opaque leaflets or crystals from ethanol.
Myristyl alcohol is an emollient often used in hand creams, cold creams, and lotions to give them a smooth, velvety feel.
Sources indicate it as being mildly comedogenic and potentially irritating.
Myristyl alcohol is used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams.
Myristyl alcohol is an active intermediate in the chemical synthesis of sulfated alcohol.
Myristyl alcohol is also employed in the fabrication of temperature-regulated drug release system based on phase-change materials.
Myristyl alcohol plays a vital role in filling the hollow interiors of gold nanocages in the fabrication of new theranostic system, which has unique feature of photoacoustic imaging.
Myristyl alcohol is an alcohol.
Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of alcohols with alkali metals, nitrides, and strong reducing agents.
They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water.
Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones.
Alcohols exhibit both weak acid and weak base behavior.
They may initiate the polymerization of isocyanates and epoxides.
Myristyl alcohol is used in oral, parenteral, and topical pharmaceutical formulations.
Myristyl alcohol has been evaluated as a penetration enhancer in melatonin transdermal patches in rats.
Myristyl alcohol has also been tested as a bilayer stabilizer in niosome formulations containing ketorolac tromethamine,and zidovudine.
Niosomes containing myristyl alcohol showed a considerably slower release rate of ketorolac tromethamine than those containing cholesterol.
This was also observed with the zidovudine formulation.
USES:
-Personal care:
Myristyl alcohol and other fatty alcohols provide effective emulsion stabilizing and emollient properties in lotions, creams and shaving foams.
Personal care and cosmetics companies may include myristyl alcohol as a foam stabilizer or booster.
-Cleaning:
Myristyl alcohol is a perfume fixative in soaps and household cleaning agents including detergents, glass cleaners and disinfectant sprays.
The fatty alcohol also appears in specialty cleaning and auto repair products.
-Industrial:
Manufacturers use myristyl alcohol as a processing aid or chemical intermediate when producing surfactants and synthesizing chemicals such as myristyl bromide, dimethylmyrisylamine and myristyl chloride.
FEATURES:
-emulsion stabilisers
-skin conditioning
-skin conditioning - emollient
-surfactant - foam boosting
-viscosity controlling agents
CLASSIFICATION:
-Emollient
-Emulsion stabilising
-Foam boosting
-Skin conditioning
-Viscosity controlling
SPECIFICATION:
-Acid Value (mg KOH/g): 0.1 Max
-Saponification Value (mg KOH/g): 0.5 Max
-Iodine Value (% I2absorbed): 0.3 Max
-Hydroxyl Value (mgKOH/g): 285 - 295
-Color (APHA): 10 Max
-Moisture Content (%): 0.1 Max
FUNCTION:
-Emollient
-Emulsion Stabilising Agent
-Foam Booster
-Skin Conditioning Agent
-Viscosity Controlling Agent
-Fragrance Ingredient
SYNONYM:
Tetradecanol
Tetradecyl alcohol
n-Tetradecanol
Myristic alcohol
n-Tetradecyl alcohol
Lanette K
Loxanol V
Lanette Wax KS
n-Tetradecanol-1
1-Hydroxytetradecane
Alfol 14
n-Tetradecan-1-ol
Dytol R-52
Alcohols, C10-16
Alcohols, C12-16
Alcohols, C14-15
Lanette 14
1-Tetradecyl alcohol
tetradecan1-ol
NSC 8549
UNII-V42034O9PU
Myristyl alcohol
MFCD00004757
