Peppermint Essential Oil - Food Grade
Botanical name: Mentha piperita /
Common name: Peppermint / INCI: Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
This product is Certified Food Grade and packed under NP3 Food Grade conditions.
Many essential oils such as peppermint, lemon and orange are commonly used to flavor desserts, candies and chocolates.
Peppermint Essential Oil has many uses from food to personal care products. Common uses include:
Toothpaste: used to impart a mint flavour /
Ice cream: used as a flavouring agent
/ Aromatherapy: used in essential oil blends /
Pesticide: used as a natural pesticide against flying and crawling insect pests
/ Skin and hair care: contributes a cooling sensory effect on application /
Food: used in food substances as a flavouring agent / Perfumery and soaps: used to impart fragrance
Safety Information
There are no significant adverse side-effects of using peppermint oil. However, it may cause heartburn, nausea or mouth sores in susceptible people, when used in large quantities.