Botanical name: Mentha pulegium

Family: Lamiaceae

Harvested: Europe

Parts used: leaves

Extraction method: steam distillation

Major components of the oil: pulegone, menthol, menthone, rosmarinic ac., limonene

Formerly widely used for medicinal properties, the pennyroyal was abandoned for reasons of cumulative toxicity.

Its constituents make its essential oil a powerful insecticide and insect repellent.

Pennyroyal oil should be used with caution. It is not part of the composition of the various formulations shown on this website.