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Peppermint Oil

INCI Mentha Piperita Leaf Oil
CAS
8006-90-4
EC
616-900-7
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fougerecolognearomaticherbalchypre
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
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Descriptors
sweetgrassymintybalsamic

Sharp, cooling peppermint with a bright menthol lift and a slightly sweet, grassy-herbal underside. The opening is piercing and icy, mellowing into a softer green-herbaceous facet with faint camphor.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
EU cosmetic labelling

Allergen disclosure

AllergenCAS% in ingredient
3-METHYL-4-(2,6,6 TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXINE-1-YL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE127-51-5
3-Propylidenephthalide17369-59-4
6-Methyl Coumarin92-48-8
AMYL CINNAMYL ALCOHOL101-85-9
ANISYL ALCOHOL (Anise alcohol)105-13-5
Acetyl Cedrene32388-55-9
Alpha-Terpinene99-86-5
Amyl Salicylate2050-08-0
Amyl cinnamal122-40-7
Anethole4180-23-8
Benzaldehyde100-52-7
Benzyl alcohol100-51-6
Benzyl benzoate120-51-4
Benzyl cinnamate103-41-3
Benzyl salicylate118-58-1
Beta Caryophyllene87-44-53.5%
Butylphenyl methylpropional80-54-6
Camphor76-22-2
Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract (Ylang Ylang Oil)83863-30-3
Carvone6485-40-1
Cedrus Atlantica Oil/Extract92201-55-3
Cinnamal104-55-2
Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil (Chinese Cinnamon Oil)84961-46-6
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil84649-98-9
Cinnamyl alcohol104-54-1
Citral5392-40-5
Citronellol106-22-9
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil89957-91-5
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil8016-38-4
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil8028-48-6
Citrus Limon Peel Oil84929-31-7
Coumarin91-64-5
Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate151-05-3
Eucalyptus Globulus Oil8000-48-4
Eugenia Caryophyllus Oil8015-97-2
Eugenol97-53-0
Eugenyl Acetate93-28-7
Farnesol4602-84-0
Geraniol106-24-1
Geranyl Acetate105-87-3
Hexadecanolactone109-29-5
Hexamethylindenopyran1222-05-5
Hydroxycitronellal107-75-5
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde31906-04-4
ISO EUGENOL97-54-1
Isoeugenyl Acetate93-29-8
Jasmine Oil/Extract84776-64-7
Juniperus Virginiana Oil8000-27-9
Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil8007-48-5
Lavandula Oil/Extract90063-37-9
Lemongrass Oil8007-02-1
Limonene5989-27-511.9%
Linalool78-70-6
Linalyl Acetate115-95-7
Lippia citriodora absolute85116-63-8
METHYL HEPTINE CARBONATE111-12-6
Mentha Piperita Oil8006-90-4100%
Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil84696-51-5
Menthol1490-04-647.6%
Methyl Salicylate119-36-8
Myroxylon Pereirae Oil/Extract8007-00-9
Narcissus Extract68917-12-4
Oak moss extract90028-68-5
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil90082-51-2
Pinene80-56-80.8%
Pinus Mugo90082-72-7
Pinus Pumila97676-05-6
Pogostemon Cablin Oil8014-09-3
Rose Flower Oil/Extract8007-01-0
Rose Ketones
Salicylaldehyde90-02-8
Santalol11031-45-1
Santalum Album Oil8006-87-9
Sclareol515-03-7
Terpineol98-55-51.6%
Terpinolene586-62-90.5%
Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes54464-57-2
Tree moss extract90028-67-4
Trimethylbenzenepropanol103694-68-4
Trimethylcyclopentenyl Methylisopentenol67801-20-1
Turpentine8006-64-2
Vanillin121-33-5
From supplier SDS

Composition

Substances declared in this material, parsed from the uploaded SDS. Percentages are used by the formula compliance engine to compute effective constituent concentrations.

ConstituentCAS%Range
Peppermint Oil8006-90-4100%
naturals · No. 334

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 319.

TOPtenacity · highpower · strongsteam distillation
sweetgrassymintybalsamic
Appearance

Natural peppermint oil is a pale yellow or pale olive colored liquid.

Solubility

The oil is more easily soluble in diluted alcohol.

Odor

Natural peppermint oil has a fresh, strong, somewhat grassy-minty odor with a deep balsamic-sweet undertone and a sweet, clean dryout note.

Flavor

The flavor of the oil appears strong and cooling, but the cooling effect masks some of the delicate, sweet-balsamic undertones of the oil.

Uses in perfumery

Peppermint oil is occasionally used in perfumes, e.g. in lavender colognes, fougères, geranium bases, etc. for its generally lifting effects at low concentration.

Uses in flavor

Peppermint oil is a world-wide accepted everyday flavor material.

Production

True peppermint oil is steam distilled from the partially dried herb of Mentha Piperita.

IFRA Annex I

Natural constituents in this material

Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.

ConstituentCASTypical %
Carvone99-49-00.1%
Identity
Aliases · 8
Peppermint Oil — custom:56a111Peppermint oilblack Mitcham oilMentha Arvensis OilMentha Piperita Leaf OilMentha Piperita OilMitcham Peppermint OilNatural Peppermint Oil
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