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What Is Isopropyl Myristate?
Isopropyl myristate is a texture enhancer and emollient as used in cosmetics. There is also research showing it can help enhance the absorption of ingredients in a cosmetic formula. Isopropyl myristate is often called out as being a particularly bad pore-clogging ingredient; however, this assessment comes from dated research that doesn’t apply to how this ingredient is used in today’s cosmetics.
Clinical Evidence & References
Published Research
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Isopropyl Myristate and Cocoa Butter are not Appropriate Positive Controls for Comedogenicity Assay in Asian Subjects, Journal of Cosmetology and Trichology, November 2015, ePublication Isopropyl Myristate and Cocoa Butter are not Appropriate Positive Controls for Comedogenicity Assay in Asian Subjects, 2015
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Study of the influence of the penetration enhancer isopropyl myristate on the nanostructure of stratum corneum lipid model membranes using neutron diffraction and…, Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012, pages 200-207 Study of the influence of the penetration enhancer isopropyl myristate on the nanostructure of stratum corneum lipid model membranes using neutron diffraction and…, 2012
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Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
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- INCI Name
- ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE
- INN Name
- isopropyl myristate
- EC Number
- 203-751-4
- Pharmacopoeia Name
- isopropylis myristas
- Function
- Binding, Emollient, Masking, Perfuming
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