What does Myristyl stearate do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent.

Is Myristyl stearate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Myristyl stearate

CAS 17661-50-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Myristyl stearate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Tetradecyl ester octadecanoic acid · Tetradecyl ester stearic acid · Tetradecyl octadecanoate · 1-TETRADECANOL, stearate · 4-02-00-01220 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) · Crodamol ms-v
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Ec 241-640-2 · Hest MS · Hetester MS · Kemester 1418 · Myristyl stearic acid · Schercemol MS · Tetradecyl stearate · UNII-FQ3748IN84 · WE(14:0/18:0) · tetradecanyl octadecanoate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Myristyl stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Myristyl stearate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Myristyl stearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-20
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Myristyl stearate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Cleaning and safetyPersonal care

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningConditioner

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