MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
Mentha Pulegium Extract is an extract of the flowering herb of the Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium L., Labiatae
MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- EXTRACT
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Mentha pulegium
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Mentha
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
INCI name
MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
Description
Mentha Pulegium Extract is an extract of the flowering herb of the Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium L., Labiatae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 35223
- Imported identity
- MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
Key data
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- REFRESHING
- Imparting a pleasant freshness to the skin.
- TONIC
- Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Mentha pulegium
European pennyroyalpennyroyal
3 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
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How MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT is also tagged with 3 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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