Ingredient glossary / Emollient
Isopropyl myristate
On the label: Isopropyl Myristate · Emollient
What it is
A thin ester that helps a cream spread and absorb; rated highly comedogenic in old rabbit-ear tests, which is why it is rare in face products now.
Emollients: Emollients fill the gaps between skin cells and leave the surface smooth and soft; oils, butters and esters.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q416222 →
In the research
443 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Gelled Oil-in-Water Microemulsions Stabilized with Natural Surfactant Decyl Glucoside as Cutaneous Nanocarriers for Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil: Formulation and Comprehensive Pharm · Pharmaceutics, 2026
- In vivo skin uptake of piroctone olamine in human subjects assessed by confocal Raman spectroscopy and tape stripping · International journal of pharmaceutics, 2026
- Uncovering allergen presence and accumulation in glucose monitoring systems: evidence of a "sponge effect" via validated GC-MS · Analytica chimica acta, 2026
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
2 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
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