# MENTHA PIPERITA FLOWER/LEAF OIL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_mentha_piperita_flower_leaf_oil
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Flavouring, Fragrance
Identifier: MENTHA PIPERITA FLOWER/LEAF OIL

> MENTHA PIPERITA FLOWER/LEAF OIL: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a flavouring and a fragrance ingredient. Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers and leaves of Mentha piperita, Lamiaceae. The accepted scientific name for Mentha piperita is Mentha x piperita. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers and leaves of Mentha piperita, Lamiaceae. The accepted scientific name for Mentha piperita is Mentha x piperita.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/96877

_Assessed by Greenveil._