The Basics On Potassium Myristate
What is Potassium Myristate?
Detergent cleansing agent that is a constituent of soap; it can be drying and aggravate skin.
What are other names for Potassium Myristate?
POTASSIUM MYRISTATE, POTASSIUM SALT TETRADECANOIC ACID, POTASSIUM TETRADECANOATE, and TETRADECANOIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
What is Potassium Myristate used for?
How Potassium Myristate is classified
Cleansing Agents
Recommendations for using Potassium Myristate during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Potassium Myristate During Pregnancy
What we know about using Potassium Myristate while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
There are no data on the reproductive or developmental toxi city of myristic acid or its component parts for the derivatives. Based on structure—activity relationships, the Expert Panel con sidered that these chemicals had little potential for such toxicity when used as cosmetic ingredients.
General safety info about Potassium Myristate from CIR
This report addresses the safety of the inorganic salts and esters of various fatty alcohols of myristic acid. Most of the esters are used as skin conditioning agents in many types of cosmetics in a range of concentrations. Myristate esters are readily hydrolyzed to the corresponding alcohols and acids, which are then further metabolized. Myristate salts readily dissociate in any likely cosmetic formulation. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Panel recognized that much of the data supporting the ingredients in this group were previously reviewed in safety assessments for related ingredients. Where specific data did not exist, the Panel considered structure—activity relationships in determining the safety of these ingredients as used in cosmetics. The Panel determined that myristic acid and its salts and esters are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the current practices of use and concentration.
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Products where you might find Potassium Myristate
Glow Recipe My Watermelon Glow Vanity Set; Glow Recipe Banana Souffle Moisture Cream; Briogeo Be Gentle, Be Kind Banana + Coconut Superfoods Nourishing Hair Value Set
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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