Potassium myristate, a potassium salt of Myristic acid, is a surfactant and emulsifier used in cosmetics to cleanse the skin or hair and stabilize the product. It is derived from plant and animal fats and oils like palm oil, coconut oil, and nutmeg oil. It helps cleanse the skin or hair by attracting dirt, oil, and impurities, which can then be easily washed off with water. It also stabilizes cosmetic products, preventing the separation of oil and water-based components and enabling even distribution of the product components when used.
Potassium myristate offers the following benefits: * **Cleansing:** It helps cleanse the skin or hair by attracting dirt, oil, and impurities, which can then be easily washed off with water. * **Emulsifying:** It stabilizes cosmetic products, preventing the separation of oil and water-based components and enabling even distribution of the product components when used. * **Foaming:** It is also used as a foaming agent in cosmetics.
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Myristic Acid and its salts and esters may be minimally irritating to the eyes.
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Potassium myristate is derived from Myristic acid, which occurs naturally in plant and animal fats and oils like palm oil, coconut oil, and nutmeg oil.
Safe as a cosmetic ingredient in the present practices of use and concentration.
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Myristic Acid is a digestible constituent of most vegetable and animal fats and is nontoxic when ingested. Potassium Myristate is restricted by EWG due to multiple, additive exposure sources (low).
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