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Data: Fair

Mentha Arvensis (Wild Mint) Oil

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SYNONYMS

● OIL OF CORMINT
● MENTHA ARVENSIS OIL
● CORMINT OIL
● CORNMINT OIL; CORNMINT OIL; MENTHA ARVENSIS OIL; MENTHA ARVENSIS OIL
● CORNMINT ESSENTIAL OIL
● MENTHA ARVENSIS PIPERASCENS HERB OIL
● MENTHA ARVENSIS (WILD MINT) OIL
● CORN MINT OIL
● OILS, MINT, MENTHA ARVENSIS PIPERASCENS
● CORNMINT OIL

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil is an oil derived from the leaves of Mentha arvensis.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Known human toxicant or allergenEU Cosmetics Directive
Limited evidence of dermal toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada
  • EU Cosmetics Directive
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Environment Canada

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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