Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that hides an unwanted smell or taste. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 72 products, most often toothpastes.
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What does Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: masking.
What is Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil?
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil is the oil derived from the leaves of the Horse Mint, Mentha arvensis L., Labiatae.
- CAS number
- 68917-18-0
- CosIng reference
- 57860
Which products contain Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil?
Open Beauty Facts finds Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil in the ingredient lists of 72 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes, shampoos and anti-dandruff shampoos.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 27 · Germany 13 · United States 10 · Spain 4.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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