Beauty ingredient · Fragrance (essential oil)
Peppermint oil
Peppermint oil, an essential oil used for scent; the EU now requires it to be named as a fragrance allergen above set levels.
- Botanical extract
- Essential oil
- Labeled fragrance allergen
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points peppermint oil costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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EU-labeled fragrance allergenRegulatory
Listed among the fragrance allergens that EU labels must name above 0.001% (leave-on) or 0.01% (rinse-off). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Warning label required | Must be named on the label above 0.001% (leave-on) or 0.01% (rinse-off) once Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 fully applies. | — | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Popular products that list peppermint oil
2 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list peppermint oil.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (11)
- spearmint oil
- peppermint oil
- menthyl lactate
- spearmint leaf oil
- mentha piperita oil
- mentha spicata leaf oil
- mentha viridis leaf oil
- mentha arvensis leaf oil
- mentha piperita leaf oil
- peppermint essential oil
- mentha piperita peppermint oil
Sources
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“when their concentration exceeds 0,001 % in leave-on products and 0,01 % in rinse-off products.”
eur-lex.europa.eu