Zinc myristate is a Zinc salt of myristic acid Zinc myristate uses and applications include: Lubricants; slipping agent; stabilizer; thickener; wetting agent; mold release agent; vulcanizing accelerator; greases; opacifier, viscous control agent, base in cosmetics; in food packaging adhesives; in components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods; defoamer in food packaging coatings and paperpaperboard; in cellophane for food packaging; rubber articles intended for repeated use in food packaging; surface lubricants used in the manufacture of food-contact metallic articles