Menthones & menthols
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Identifiers
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Properties
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Applications
Menthones and menthols are widely used as fragrance ingredients and flavorants, with typical applications across perfumery and flavoring for foods and beverages, cosmetics and personal care, and household cleaning products; they are also used as odorant additives in coatings and inks, and in some polymer and plastic formulations to impart a minty scent during processing; they can contribute a cooling sensation in topical products.
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Recommendation
No restriction
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |
| Name | CAS | Botanical | Proportion |
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| Peppermint (France) 4 | 8006-90-4 | Mentha piperita L. cultivar Mitcham, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | 6.63% |
| Peppermint (France) 1 | 8006-90-4 | Mentha piperita L. cultivar Mitcham, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | 6.63% |
| Peppermint (France) 2 | 8006-90-4 | Mentha piperita L. cultivar Hongroise, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | 1.63% |
| Peppermint (France) 3 | 8006-90-4 | Mentha officinalis Sole forma Pallescens Camus, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) | 0.46% |
