Synonym(s)
CAS number: 38517-37-2 / 387
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
"Sodium" refers to the element sodium. The name component "myristoyl" means that the ingredient contains among others myristic acid (tetradecanoic acid) as a fatty acid component. Glutamates are salts or esters of glutamic acid (2-aminopentanedioic acid, an amino acid).
Sodium myristoyl glutamate is a substance which is used in cosmetic preparations where it acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance).
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