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Background
Peppermint oil is the steam-distilled volatile oil from fresh flowering plant Mentha piperita. The constituents inlcude 50% menthol, menthyl acetate, menthyl isovalerate, menthone, inactive pinene, l-limonene, cadinene, phellandrene.
Synonyms
Peppermint oil
Oil of Peppermint
Colpermin
Mintec
Uses
Flavor
Carminative
Liquors
Toothpaste
Cross-Reactions
Unusual Reactions
References
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Calnan, C.D., Oil of cloves, laurel, lavender, peppermint.. Contact Dermatitis Newsletter, 1970. 7: p. 148. |
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Dooms-Goossens, A., et al., Turpentine-induced hypersensitivity to peppermint oil. Contact Dermatitis, 1977. 3(6): p. 304-8. |
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Andersen, K.E., Contact allergy to toothpaste flavors. Contact Dermatitis, 1978. 4(4): p. 195-8. |
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Wilkinson, S.M. and M.H. Beck, Allergic contact dermatitis from menthol in peppermint. Contact Dermatitis, 1994. 30(1): p. 42-3. |
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