The Basics On Peppermint
What is Peppermint?
Both the oil and the extract can have disinfectant properties.
What are other names for Peppermint?
MENTHA (MINT) ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA (MINT) LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA (MINT) OIL, MENTHA ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL EXTRACT, MENTHA PIPERITA AMERICAN HERB OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA LEAF OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA OIL EXTRACT, MINT ESSENTIAL OIL, MINT LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, OIL OF PEPPERMINT, OILS, PEPPERMINT, PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL, PEPPERMINT LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, PEPPERMINT LEAF OIL, PEPPERMINT OIL, PEPPERMINT OIL EXTRACT, PEPPERMINT OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; PEPPERMINT TERPENES, and WILD PEPPERMINT OIL
What is Peppermint used for?
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil obtained from the Mentha piperita plant. It is currently used in cosmetic formulations as a fragrance component but previously had been also described as a denaturant. Peppermint oil has exhibited antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiallergenic activities.
How Peppermint is classified
Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Recommendations for using Peppermint during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Avoid
Peppermint During Pregnancy
What we know about using Peppermint while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
Menthol: Groups of 15 to 23 pregnant animals dosed with Brazilian menthol via oral intubation. Mice received doses up to 185 mg/kg/day on gestation days (GD) 6 to 15. Rats received doses up to 218 mg/kg on GDs 6 to 15. Hamsters received doses up to 405 mg/kg/day on GDs 6 to 10. Artificially inseminated rabbits received doses up to 425 mg/kg/day on GDs 6 to 18. Caesarean sections were performed on all dams.
General safety info about Peppermint from CIR
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel reviewed the safety of Mentha piperita (peppermint)-derived ingredients; most of the ingredients function as fragrance ingredients and/or skin conditioning agents in cosmetic products. Because final product formulations may contain multiple botanicals, each containing similar constituents of concern, formulators are advised to be aware of these constituents and to avoid reaching levels that may be hazardous to consumers. Industry should continue to use good manufacturing practices to limit impurities that could be present in botanical ingredients. The Panel reviewed data relevant to the safety of these ingredients and concluded that Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Leaf, and leaf-derived ingredients are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration, when formulated to be non-sensitizing, and that the available data are insufficient to make a determination that the remaining 3 ingredients are safe under the intended conditions of use in cosmetic formulations.
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Products where you might find Peppermint
John Masters Organics Lip Calm Peppermint ; Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal + Peppermint Oil Cooling Jelly Conditioner ; Philip B. Peppermint Avocado Shampoo (; Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal + Peppermint Oil Cooling Jelly Conditioner; SEPHORA COLLECTION Peppermint Hair Cleansing Salt Scrub; SEPHORA COLLECTION Peppermint Gum Mask – Toning
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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