Plant Extract Peppermint Oil Food Grade Spice Oil CAS:8006-90-4

Peppermint Oil is a natural essential oil extracted through steam distillation from the fresh stems and leaves of Mentha × piperita (Lamiaceae). It is the most widely used mint oil, characterized by its distinct cooling sensation and rich minty aroma. It concentrates the core active ingredients of peppermint and possesses multiple benefits, including aromatic, medicinal, and antibacterial properties. It holds a prominent position in the fields of daily chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, and aromatherapy.

The chemical composition of peppermint oil is centered around terpenes, with a relatively stable composition. The core composition is as follows:
Characteristic Core Ingredients
Menthol: Comprising the highest percentage, typically 40%-60%, it is the key ingredient that imparts peppermint oil's signature cooling sensation and core aroma, and is also the primary carrier of its physiological activity.
Menthone: Comprising approximately 10%-25%, it adds a unique dimension to the aroma while also providing secondary antibacterial and sedative benefits.
Menthyl Acetate: Comprising approximately 3%-10%, it enhances the softness and persistence of the aroma, improving flavor stability within the product.
Auxiliary Active Ingredients
Terpenes: These include limonene, α-pinene, and eucalyptol, enriching the aroma's complexity while also enhancing its antibacterial and air-freshening properties.
Flavonoids and Phenolics: Smaller amounts of apigenin and rosmarinic acid are present, contributing to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

• Daily Chemicals
  Oral Care: Core applications include toothpaste, mouthwash, chewing gum, and mouth sprays, freshening breath, protecting teeth with antibacterial properties, and providing a cooling effect to relieve oral dryness and heat.
  Personal Care: Added to shower gels, shampoos, body lotions, and antiperspirants, it provides a refreshing and cooling experience, relieves dry and itchy skin, and suppresses body odor.
  Home Care: Used in air fresheners, aromatherapy sprays, and cleaners, it quickly neutralizes odors (such as kitchen fumes and pet odors), inhibits harmful bacteria in the environment, and creates a clean and refreshing space.
• Food Industry
  Flavoring: Widely used in mints, ice cream, carbonated beverages, baked goods, candies, and more, it imparts a rich, refreshing minty flavor and enriches the taste.
  Food Preservation: Leveraging its antibacterial properties, it is added in small amounts (in compliance with food additive standards) to certain foods to help slow microbial growth and extend shelf life.
• The field of aromatherapy
  Application of essential oils: Diffused through an essential oil diffuser, it can be used to invigorate the mind (in office and driving scenarios), relieve anxiety, and improve indoor odors. The amount used should be moderate to avoid irritation.
  Massage blending: Mixed with base oils such as lavender oil and sweet almond oil, it can be used for local massage to relieve muscle fatigue and provide a refreshing and comfortable sensation.

1. Pure cooling sensation, outstanding sensory experience: The natural cooling effect of menthol acts directly on the skin and mucous membranes, quickly relieving dryness and refreshing the mind. Its aroma is fresh and non-pungent, richer and mellower than regular peppermint oil, and more sensory-friendly.

2. Multiple benefits, highly practical.
   Antibacterial and soothing: It has significant inhibitory effects on common bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, as well as fungi such as Candida albicans. It also relieves minor skin redness and itching, and quickly soothes the discomfort of insect bites.
   Respiratory and digestive conditioning: The cooling aroma stimulates secretions in the respiratory mucosa, relieving dry throat and mild nasal congestion. When applied topically or taken internally (pharmaceutical grade), it can help relieve gastrointestinal spasms and improve indigestion.
   Effective state-regulating effect: The refreshing aroma quickly dispels drowsiness, relieves anxiety, and enhances concentration, making it suitable for work, study, and other situations requiring concentration.

3. Controllable raw materials and mature technology: Peppermint is an artificially cultivated superior variety with a wide planting range (Europe, North America, Jiangsu, my country, etc. all have high-quality production areas), and the raw material quality is uniform; the steam distillation process is mature and can efficiently retain the active ingredients. The product has high purity and strong stability, meeting the high-standard requirements of multiple fields.