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Menthol

Menthol (CAS 2216-51-5) is one of the fragrance allergens the European Union requires to be named on a label once it passes a threshold. It is rarely something you added on purpose: 7 materials in this catalog carry it as a constituent, which is how a formula ends up over the line without a single line item admitting to it.

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What Menthol smells like

Crystalline peppermint alcohol delivering intense cooling trigeminal freshness with a clean minty odor. Trace amounts sharpen fresh-aquatic and fougere top notes and add a cold-air sensation; easily dominates if overdosed.

It is a material in its own right, not only a line on a label: its catalog page carries the full profile.

Menthol itself

Olfactive family
Herbal
Volatility band
Top
Impact
7 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
GHS
H319 · Warning

Where Menthol comes from on a shelf

4 of the 8 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 4 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is B-iceBerg (F-TEC), at about 40%.

Which materials carry Menthol

MaterialEstimated content
l-Menthol the material itself 100%
B-iceBerg (F-TEC) 40%
Cornmint Essential Oil 40%
Peppermint Essential Oil 40%
Peppermint (F-TEC) 30%
Peppermint Absolute 30%
Greencatcher 2.0%
Whisky CO2 0.01%

Estimates from typical published compositions, not a certificate of analysis for your bottle. A supplier's own figures always win.

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