The global myristyl alcohol market revenue was valued at USD 1.2 billion in 2024 and is estimated to reach USD 1.9 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2026 to 2033, according to Verified Market Reports. Myristyl alcohol, also known as tetradecanol, is a C14 fatty alcohol used in personal care, detergents, lubricants and industrial surfactant applications.

Myristyl alcohol functions as an emollient, thickener and conditioning agent in personal care and cosmetics, as a feedstock for ethoxylated and sulfated surfactants used in detergents and cleaning, and as a fatty-alcohol lubricant and processing aid in industrial and polymer applications. Demand is tied to the expansion of personal care and cosmetics, the growth of detergents and home-care, and the rising use of bio-based fatty-alcohol chemistry. Asia-Pacific is the largest and fastest-growing region, supported by extensive oleochemical, personal-care and detergent industries in China, India and Southeast Asia.

Europe and North America sustain steady demand in premium personal-care and surfactant applications. Continued personal-care and detergents growth positions myristyl alcohol as a steadily advancing fatty-alcohol surfactant and lubricant feedstock.