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Product Specification

Mentha Piperita Oil

Peppermint oil is extracted from Mentha piperita a hybrid of the watermint Mentha aquatica and spearmint Mentha spicata. It is indigenous to Europe and is cultivated throughout the world. Peppermint is being widely used as flavoring agent in toothpaste, confectionary, chewing gums, ice cream and also used as tea. It has a high menthol content and also contains menthone and menthyl esters, particularly methyl acetate. It is the oldest and most popular flavour of mint-flavoured confectionery. Peppermint can also be found in some shampoos and soaps, which give the hair a minty scent and produce a cooling effect. Other components are 1,8-cineole, methyl acetate, methofuran, isomenthone, limonene, b-pinene, a-pinene, germacrene-d, trans-sabinene hydrate and pulegone. g sensation on the skin. Peppermint oil have analgesic, anesthetic, antiseptic, antigalactagogue, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, cordial, decongestant, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor and vermifuge properties.

Technical Details

Botanical Name :         Mentha piperita
Family                                     Labiateae
Part Used                     Whole Plant before flowering
Origin :             India
Mode of Extraction :     Steam distilled
Main Constituents :         Monoterpenes, Alphapinenes, Limonene, Menthone, Menthol, Menthyl
Acetate and Sesqterpenes
Description :             Clear Transparent Liquid
Appearence :            Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Organoleptic properties :     Fresh minty taste and cooling sensation
Refractive index at 20 ÃÂ°C :     1.460-1.471
Specific Gravity at 20 ÃÂ°C :     0.899-0.910
Solubility :             Very slightly soluble in water; soluble in 4 volumes 90% alcohol
Use : Pharmaceutics aid (flavor), in flavoring liqueurs, toothpaste, mouthwash and different cosmetic products
Storage : Well closed in air tight containers away from sunlight and heat preferably in amber color glass containers.

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