Essential Oils
Peppermint Oil
Mentha piperita
Cool, minty oil with clean, energising freshness.
About this ingredient
Steam-distilled from Mentha piperita, our peppermint oil delivers a clean, cooling menthol lift used across confectionery, oral care, personal care and pharmaceutical applications.
Technical specification
- Botanical name
- Mentha piperita
- Extraction method
- Steam Distilled
- Key constituent
- Menthol
- Typical assay
- 40% min
- CAS number
- 8006-90-4
- Appearance
- Colourless to pale yellow liquid
- Odour profile
- Fresh, minty, cooling
- Solubility
- Soluble in alcohol
- Origin
- Uttar Pradesh, India
Trade information
Indicative commercial terms for procurement teams. Firm quotations issued on request against your specification and destination.
Minimum order (MOQ)
5 kg
Lead time
10 – 14 days ex-works
Pack sizes
1 kg / 5 kg / 25 kg aluminium bottles · 180 kg lined drums
Incoterms
EXW, FOB, CIF, DDP
HS code
3301.29
Shelf life
24 months from date of manufacture
Storage
Cool, dry place away from direct sunlight; keep containers tightly sealed.
Certifications
FSSAI License
13626034000589
Certified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Usage & dosage
Typical use levels for Peppermint Oil across finished-product categories, compiled from openly published references (IFRA, FEMA GRAS, EMA HMPC, WHO, USP/Ph. Eur., Tisserand & Young). Verify against your own regulatory framework.
| Application | Typical use level | Example formats |
|---|---|---|
| Food & Flavours | 100 – 1,500 ppm | Chewing gum, hard-boiled mints, chocolate coatings, mint-liqueur bases. |
| Personal Care | 0.1 – 0.5% | Cooling foot creams, scalp tonics, shaving gels (menthol effect). |
| Pharmaceutical | 187 mg per soft-gel; 0.5 – 1.2% in topical | Enteric-coated IBS capsules, inhalation decongestants, cooling analgesic gels. |
| Aromatherapy | 1 – 5% topical | Tension-headache temple rollers, energising diffuser blends, post-workout leg gels. |
Food & Flavours
100 – 1,500 ppm
Chewing gum, hard-boiled mints, chocolate coatings, mint-liqueur bases.
Personal Care
0.1 – 0.5%
Cooling foot creams, scalp tonics, shaving gels (menthol effect).
Pharmaceutical
187 mg per soft-gel; 0.5 – 1.2% in topical
Enteric-coated IBS capsules, inhalation decongestants, cooling analgesic gels.
Aromatherapy
1 – 5% topical
Tension-headache temple rollers, energising diffuser blends, post-workout leg gels.
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