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Peppermint oil (Mentha Piperita)
AKA “Mentha Piperita”
Essential Oil
Ingredient Facts
Peppermint oil (Mentha Piperita)
Essential Oil · Soothing · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Soothing
Fragrance
Essential Oil
Clean
Peppermint leaf oil provides a refreshing scent and cooling sensation that soothes and invigorates skin. This natural European mint is prized for its calming properties.
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Plant Part
Leaf
CAS #
8007-02-1
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
Fragrance
Added for scent. Can be natural or synthetic. Common irritant and allergen — one of the top reasons people react to products.
Soothing
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation. Your skin's chill pill — great for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Masks Odor
Adds Fragrance
Refreshes Skin
Tones Skin
Anti-Aging Benefits
Antioxidant Protection
Reduces Inflammation
Traditional Use
Peppermint has been used in traditional medicine across Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and European herbalism for over 1,000 years. It was valued in skincare for its cooling, soothing, and circulation-stimulating properties.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Soothing
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
EWG
4
CIR
Safe
Pregnancy
Caution
CIR Safety Findings
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf, and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Flower/Leaf/Stem Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Cell Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Meristem Cell Culture
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha piperita [Peppermint] Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Juice
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Mentha piperita [Peppermint] Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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[Peppermint oil in the acute treatment of tension-type he...
H Göbel, A Heinze, K Heinze-Kuhn, A Göbel, C Göbel
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2016
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[Peppermint oil in the acute treatment of tension-type he...
H Göbel, A Heinze, K Heinze-Kuhn, A Göbel, C Göbel
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2016
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[Peppermint oil in the acute treatment of tension-type he...
H Göbel, A Heinze, K Heinze-Kuhn, A Göbel, C Göbel
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2016
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Mentha piperita: Essential Oil and Extracts, Their Biological Activities, and Perspectives on the Development of New Medicinal and Cosmetic Products.
Hudz N, Kobylinska L, Pokajewicz K, Horčinová Sedláčková V, Fedin R et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023
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Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
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Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
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Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
→
Final report on the safety assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Lea
Nair B
International journal of toxicology, 2001
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Final report on the safety assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Lea
Nair B
International journal of toxicology, 2001
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Verified Feb 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR