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Peppermint Natural Yakima
Mentha x piperita L.
Chemotype: menthol / menthone type
- PLANT PART
- leaves
- EXTRACTION
- steam distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- top
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What’s inside this oil?
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FOLLOW YOUR SENSES
Aroma & character
A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.
- Aroma intensity
- 60 / 100
- Note layer
- top
- Approximate tenacity
- 16–16 hours
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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
Using it thoughtfully
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 5.4%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- medium
A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.
No phototoxic restriction was identified for steam-distilled peppermint oil in the reviewed public sources.
Contraindications & cautions
- minorThe reviewed safety assessment repeats the recommendation to avoid peppermint oil in cases of cardiac fibrillation.
- minorDo not apply peppermint oil near the face of infants or young children because menthol may negatively affect breathing.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
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About this composition
This record is tied to the live Liberty Natural Yakima product page for identity and extraction method, with public Yakima-specific odor data from The Good Scents Company. A freely readable lot-specific Yakima GC certificate was not located in this pass, so the constituent percentages use the directly cited U.S.-type peppermint chromatographic ranges reproduced in the CIR peppermint safety assessment rather than an uncited regional guess. The `pct_typical` values below use the midpoint of each cited range because no distinct published typical value was located.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| menthol | 41% | 36–46% | monoterpene alcohol | View sourceAmended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf (Table 3, p.21, U.S. type Menthol 36.0-46.0%; pct_typical set to midpoint 41.0 because no distinct typical value published) |
| menthone | 20% | 15–25% | monoterpene ketone | View sourceAmended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf (Table 3, p.21, U.S. type Menthone 15.0-25.0%; pct_typical set to midpoint 20.0 because no distinct typical value published) |
| menthofuran | 3.75% | 1.5–6% | monoterpene ether | View sourceAmended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf (Table 3, p.21, U.S. type Menthofuran 1.5-6.0%; pct_typical set to midpoint 3.75 because no distinct typical value published) |
| neomenthol | 3.5% | 2.5–4.5% | monoterpene alcohol | View sourceAmended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf (Table 3, p.21, U.S. type Neomenthol 2.5-4.5%; pct_typical set to midpoint 3.5 because no distinct typical value published) |
| menthyl acetate | 4.75% | 3–6.5% | monoterpene ester | View sourceAmended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf (Table 3, p.21, U.S. type Menthyl acetate 3.0-6.5%; pct_typical set to midpoint 4.75 because no distinct typical value published) |
Profile source: Peppermint Natural Yakima USA Essential Oil; peppermint oil yakima, 8006-90-4; Amended Safety Assessment of Mentha piperita (Peppermint); Peppermint, USA EO · https://libertynatural.com/bulk/897.htm ; https://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/es1009791.html ; https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/pepper092017rep_final.pdf ; https://www.edenbotanicals.com/peppermint-usa.html
What we're still learning · 3 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- No freely readable Yakima-specific GC or COA source with constituent percentages was located in this pass; a public lot certificate or regional analytical monograph would be needed to replace the current U.S.-type composition ranges with Yakima-specific numbers.
- Odor intensity 60 is an archive normalization of The Good Scents Company's categorical odor-strength label 'medium' rather than a source-published native 0-100 value.
- No public source in this pass published a direct volatility-rate value for Yakima peppermint oil, so `volatility_rate` remains null.