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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf

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Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption and Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

LEAF, MENTHA PIPERITA, LEAF, PEPPERMINT, MENTHA PIPERITA, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT), MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF, MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF, MENTHA PIPERITA LEAVES, PEPPERMENT LEAVES (MENTHA PIPERITA L.), PEPPERMINT, PEPPERMINT (MENTHA PIPERITA), PEPPERMINT LEAF, and PEPPERMINT LEAVES

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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf are the dried leaves and tops of the peppermint, Menthapiperita.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

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CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

bar soap	27 products
bath oil/salts/soak	17 products
lipstick	16 products
blush	8 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
conditioner	6 products
shampoo	5 products
muscle/joint soreness	5 products
toothpaste	4 products
lip balm	3 products
body oil	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
facial cleanser	3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	3 products
hand cream	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
foot cleansing	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
beard care	1 products
tooth whitening	1 products
beard oil	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products
lip balm with SPF	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Penetration enhancer	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Known human any toxicant or allergen	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	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

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
371 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
FDA (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.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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Data availability

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