beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Myristic acid

CAS 32112-52-0 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

62217-70-3 · 45184-05-2 · 544-63-8

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Myristic acid in plain language

What it is: Also known as Tetradecanoic acid · Myristate · N-TETRADECAN-1-OIC acid · N-tetradecanoic acid · 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid · Acide myristique
Show all 22 names
C14:0 · Crodacid · Edenor C 14 · Emery 655 · Hydrofol acid 1495 · Hystrene 9014 · Kortacid 1499 · Myristinsaeure · pure Myristic acid · PHILACID-1400 · PRIFRAC-2942 · Univol U 316S · puro acido miristico · n-Tetradecoic acid · tetradecoic acid · Myristic acid (constituent of saw palmetto)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, an opacifier and a fragrance ingredient. Myristic Acid is the organic acid.
Cleansing
Opacifying
Perfuming
Fragrance
Flavouring agent
Emulsifier
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 438 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Raw materials.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Myristic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1721 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 2 %w/wSource →
EUCosIngActiveMyristic Acid is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula
- Myristic Acid is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formulaSource →
GLOBALJECFANo safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agentJECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 438 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Fragrance, Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 438 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Fragrance, Cleaning agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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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.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

438

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesPersonal careRaw materials

Typical roles

CleansingOpacifyingPerfumingFragranceFlavouring agentEmulsifier

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Myristic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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