What does Peppermint oil do?

Used in consumer products as a colourant, a humectant and a fragrance ingredient.

Is Peppermint oil safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Peppermint oil

CAS 8006-90-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Peppermint oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Mentha x piperita l. · Mentha x piperita oil · Menthae piperitae aetheroleum · Pepermint oil · Peppermint volatile oil · Mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf water
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What it does: Used in consumer products as a colourant, a humectant and a fragrance ingredient.
Colourant
Humectant
Fragrance
Flavouring
Conditioner
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Peppermint oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database21 entries — 5 administration routes
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: GUM, CHEWING; Maximum daily exposure: 526 mgSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 49.3 %w/wSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: POWDER, DENTIFRICE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.04 %v/vSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: 0.05 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Potency: 0.04 mg/1mlSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GUM, CHEWING; Maximum daily exposure: 526 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: LOZENGE; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 16 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 100 mg/1mlSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 28 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: SPRAY, METERED; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.15 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.2 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.2 %w/wSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 311 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Medical/dental, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 311 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Medical/dental, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, Humectant.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 12 active drug products and 12 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 12 active drug products and 12 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Peppermint oil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Peppermint oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated november 19, 2014
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

ema.europa.eu

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Peppermint oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

311

Named organisations

Food and drugMedical/dentalPersonal careCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

ColourantHumectantFragranceFlavouringConditionerDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Peppermint oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Peppermint oil in the catalog.