[Myristic acid supply and procurement] Sensitive skin should pay attention to cosmetics containing myristic acid.

Myristic acid (myristate) is white to yellowish white and hard Solid, occasionally shiny crystalline solid, or white to yellowish-white powder, odorless. Insoluble in water, soluble in anhydrous ethanol, methanol, ether, petroleum ether, benzene and chloroform.

Sensitive skin should pay attention to cosmetics containing myristic acid

Myristic acid is widely used in cosmetics, often used in the production of cosmetic creams and lotions. As an active agent, it can give a rich and soft skin feel and improve the viscosity of the formula. It can moisturize and moisturize the skin. It can make the skin absorb the product better and can interact with hair follicles in the cortex. It is effectively relieved, penetrates deep into the cortex, and substitutes the active ingredients in cosmetics to give full play to the role of the active ingredients. Generally used as cosmetic solvents, skin moisturizers and penetrants.

It should be noted that myristic acid is a soap base, and facial cleansers containing myristic acid are alkaline facial cleansers. This type of facial cleanser has strong cleaning power and the skin is weakly acidic, so Cosmetics containing myristic acid can be irritating to sensitive skin, so cosmetics containing myristic acid are not suitable for sensitive skin.