A fatty alcohol used to thicken and soften.
What it is
Myristyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol obtained from plant oils or made synthetically. It thickens emulsions, stabilises foam and acts as an emollient.
Where it is used
Creams, lotions, cleansers and hair conditioners.
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.
Fatty alcohols are a different group from ethanol ('alcohol' or 'alcohol denat.').
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (151)
- Peach Cleansing Cream · Smuuti
- Double Cleansing Duo For Dry Skin · Smuuti
- Soft Lips Starter Pack · Smuuti
- Complete Dry Skin Routine · Smuuti
- Lip Mask Trio · Smuuti
- Aloe Soothing Day Cream · The Body Shop
- Max Factor Miracle Pure Bronzer · Max Factor
- Blush In Crema Miracle Pure · Max Factor
- Miracle Pure Golden Glow Bronzer · Max Factor
- Nordic-C [Valo] Strength & Shine Conditioner · Lumene
- Nordic Bloom [Lumo] Color & Vitality Conditioner · Lumene
- Glow Boost 2-in-1 Hair Mask · Lumene