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Banned Substance

MENTHA PULEGIUM OIL

CAS 8007-44-1 Updated
8

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

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

About

Pennyroyal oil — a highly toxic essential oil dominated by pulegone, a hepatotoxin with documented human fatalities. EU Annex II prohibits it from cosmetics; do not use under any circumstances.

Function

FRAGRANCEREFRESHINGTONIC

Skin benefits

  • No safe cosmetic benefit

Known concerns

  • Pulegone hepatotoxicity
  • Abortifacient effects
  • Documented human poisonings
  • Banned from cosmetics in EU
  • Severe toxicity

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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