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MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL
Score
Data: Fair
CAS8006-90-4
lip balm (138 products)
moisturizer (97 products)
bar soap (67 products)
toothpaste (67 products)
foot moisturizer (66 products)
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MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL


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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity no information
Use restrictionsyes
Contamination concerns: none
Other HIGH concerns: Enhanced skin absorption

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous

About MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL: Peppermint oil is a volatile oil obtained from the plant Mentha piperita.

Synonym(s): MENTHA OIL; MENTHA PIPERITA OIL; OIL OF PEPPERMINT; PEPPERMINT OIL; MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL; OILS, PEPPERMINT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; PEPPERMINT TERPENES; MENTHA PIPERITA ESSENTIAL OIL; PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL

Use restrictions

type of concern product conditions reference
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications   Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Enhanced skin absorption

type of concern product conditions reference
Penetration enhancer    Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
533 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern product conditions reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Food Additive Status

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be persistent    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsMENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OILQQQ02,QQQ12; PE
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsPEPPERMINT (MENTHA PIPERITA) OILQQQ02,QQQ12; PE, C-, M-
FDA Everything Added to FoodPEPPERMINT, OIL (MENTHA PIPERITA L.)• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListOILS, PEPPERMINT,,Low-Health Priority,,,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListPEPPERMINT OILreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008
FDA Food Additive StatusMENTHOL• ESO
• GRAS - CFR182.20
FDA Everything Added to FoodMENTHOL• ASP
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListMENTHOLreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1965MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Ataxia (rat LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold (rat LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Muscle contraction or spasticity (rat LD50)
• respiratory - Respiratory depression (rat LD50)
RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu 1985MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Bacillus subtilis )
RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu 1985MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Bacillus subtilis )
RTECS®- Toxicology Letters 1992MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL• kidney or renal system - Changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular (rat TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Other degenerative changes (rat TDLo)

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
Cosmetic Ingredient Review AssessmentsCIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA Everything Added to FoodFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListIFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25
FDA Food Additive StatusFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
RTECS®- Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1965 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037) V.50- 1961- 54,1071,1965
RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu 1985 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu. Toxicology Forum. (Saiensu Foramu, c/o Kida Bldg., 1-2-13 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan) V.6- 1983- 8,91,1985
RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu 1985 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Tokishikoroji Foramu. Toxicology Forum. (Saiensu Foramu, c/o Kida Bldg., 1-2-13 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan) V.6- 8,91,1985
RTECS®- Toxicology Letters 1992 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977- 62,215,1992

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