An ester of myristic acid with a propanediol ether of C10-14 alcohols, used as an emollient and solvent.
What it is
C10-14 alkyl polypropanediol-3 myristate is, according to CosIng, the product of reacting C10-14 fatty alcohols with polypropanediol-3 and then esterifying with myristic acid. CosIng lists it as an emollient, solvent, non-surfactant dispersing and slip-modifying ingredient.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Solvent
- Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- Dispersing (non-surfactant)
- Facilitating the dispersion of solids in liquids. They function primarily by coating the solid through the process of adsorption, thus changing the surface characteristic of the suspended solid.
- Slip modifier
- Enhancing the flow properties of other ingredients without reacting chemically with them.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.