Cooling · Conditioning
Mentha Piperita Oil
Mentha Piperita Oil
薄荷油
- INCI
- Mentha Piperita Oil
- Family
- 精油
- Typical use level
- 驻留型 0.05–0.3%,头皮与足部产品 0.1–0.5%;眼周产品建议不使用,确需使用应控制在 0.02% 以下
- pH window
- 4.0–8.0
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Incompatibilities and failure points
1)眼周是这一支的红线:薄荷脑挥发性高,即便不直接接触眼睛,眼霜、眼膜在使用过程中的挥发也足以造成流泪刺痛。眼部产品要么不用,要么用包埋缓释体系并显著降低加量,同时单独做眼刺激评估。2)与薄荷脑单体或 WS-3 等合成清凉剂同用:凉感是叠加的,很多配方两个地方都加了凉却只按一处算量,量产后被投诉太冲——BOM 上要统一折算凉感当量再定总量。3)与姜、辣椒、肉桂类热感组分:冷热叠加会明显提高主观刺激强度,参见姜根油条目。4)与乙醇、高浓度多元醇:挥发与渗透加快,凉感更冲,刺激阈值下降。5)与硅油、高含量油相或阳离子调理剂:无化学冲突,但会拖慢薄荷脑释放使凉感变钝,客户会误以为没加够而要求加量,正确做法是调整释放而不是加量。6)与高含量固体油脂的膏体同处方:冷藏后表面可能出现薄荷脑白色结晶点,被判外观不良。
Stability
首要问题是挥发损失:敞口搅拌、高温投料、投料后到灌装的长时间等待都会显著降低成品凉感,是批次间凉感不一致的主因。薄荷酮在光照与氧下变化,气味转闷,颜色由无色转淡黄。低温析晶也要注意:原料在约 10℃ 以下可能析出薄荷脑结晶,取料前需整桶温和回温混匀,不可只取上层清液,否则批次浓度不均。建议密闭避光、25℃ 以下、满桶保存;成品用密封性好的包材,喷雾与敞口罐装形式凉感衰减更快,保质期设计要考虑这一点。
Processing notes
必须在 35 到 40℃ 以下、密闭低速搅拌加入,搅拌时间尽量短——每多一次敞口搅拌,凉感就掉一档。投料完成到灌装的等待时间要写进工艺卡并固定下来,否则同一配方不同批凉感不同这个投诉永远解决不了。水基体系需增溶,增溶不足时薄荷脑会在瓶壁析出白点。原料桶低温析晶时整桶温和回温混匀后再取,不要只取上层。对 PS、部分 PET 与部分印刷油墨有溶胀或褪色风险,直接接触料体的部件与内印必须做相容性试验。气味极强且扩散快,必须独立排产并彻底清线,共线后下一批产品带凉味是常见事故。
What it addresses
主要成分为薄荷脑与薄荷酮,通过作用于皮肤的冷觉感受通路产生即时清凉感,是头皮、足部与身体清爽线最直观的感官加分项。它提供的是感觉信号而不是实际降温,文案上不应写成降温或退热。
Market direction
- 中国 / CN
- 作为香料/植物精油类原料常规使用,须确认在国内已使用原料目录范围内并按备案要求填报;清凉、镇痛类表述涉及品类边界,须回避,以最新官方文本为准。
- 欧盟 / EU
- 常规使用;所含致敏性香料组分达标示门槛时须单独列出,安全评估中须体现眼刺激与皮肤刺激评价,按当前规则复核,以最新官方文本为准。
- 美国 / US
- 作为化妆品原料常规使用;若以止痒、镇痛方向宣传可能进入非处方药路径,须由法规评估,以最新官方文本为准。
- 亚太 / APAC
- 日韩及东南亚清凉型产品接受度高,常规使用;部分市场对儿童产品中的薄荷类原料另有关注,按目标国规则复核,以最新官方文本为准。
Listing in the China inventory
- Inventory no.
- 04220
- Standard Chinese name
- 辣薄荷（MENTHA PIPERITA）油
- Max historical use, leave-on
- 4.5%
- Source
- 国家药监局 2021 年第 62 号公告 · 已使用化妆品原料目录(2021年版)
Status by market inventory (exact INCI match)
- 中国 · Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (2021)
- Listed (04220)
- 印尼 · BPOM Technical Requirements for Cosmetic Ingredients (PerBPOM 17/2022)
- Not listed
- 中国 · Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics — prohibited and restricted
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 欧盟 · CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database
- Listed (84257) · 功能 FRAGRANCE, REFRESHING, TONIC, PERFUMING · 限制 III/361
- 欧盟 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 — Annexes II to VI
- Listed (III/361) · 附录 III 限用 · 序号 361 · The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-o
- 东盟 · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive — Annexes
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 美国 · FDA prohibited and restricted cosmetic ingredients; color additives
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 加拿大 · Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 日本 · Standards for Cosmetics — appended tables
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 韩国 · Regulation on Safety Standards for Cosmetics
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- 巴西 · ANVISA cosmetic ingredient restrictions and positive lists
- Not on the prohibited/restricted list — not the same as unrestricted; check the full text and the responsible person
- Matched on the exact INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. The latest official text prevails.
Basics
- Synonyms and botanical name
- 胡椒薄荷精油,欧薄荷油,Peppermint Oil,Mentha piperita
- CAS
- 8006-90-4(薄荷油通用登记号;另见 84082-70-2,以供应商 COA 批次文件为准)
- Suits formats
- Gel · Cleanser · Toner · Lotion · Stick · Balm
- Halal and vegan
- 植物来源,通常可做 vegan;清真需供应商出具证明。
- Cost band
- Value
- Evidence strength
- 高
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Compiled from published formulation knowledge and factory experience for selection reference. Not an efficacy claim; use levels describe common published ranges, not regulatory limits; market availability is governed by the latest official texts and reviewed by the brand and its responsible person.