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Fragrance

MENTHA PULEGIUM HERB OIL

CAS 90064-00-9 Updated
12

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

Pennyroyal essential oil — historically used, now considered unsafe. Its main constituent pulegone is hepatotoxic and neurotoxic, with documented fatalities; tightly restricted by the EU and best avoided.

Function

PERFUMING

Skin benefits

  • Historic fragrance use only

Known concerns

  • Hepatotoxic pulegone
  • Neurotoxicity / seizures
  • Reported fatalities
  • EU SCCS-restricted
  • Not for modern cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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