{"id":39161,"date":"2025-12-03T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/menthol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:56:00","slug":"menthol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/menthol\/","title":{"rendered":"MENTHOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>ALLERGEN<\/p>\n<p>Regulated allergen<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Menthol is known for its refreshing and soothing properties in cosmetics. It provides an immediate cooling sensation on the skin, which can help calm minor irritations or refresh tired skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Menthol is generally safe for topical use, but it may cause irritation in some people with sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, menthol is generally plant-based.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: It is important to test products containing menthol on a small area of skin beforehand, especially if you have sensitive skin. Menthol is often derived from peppermint or mentha arvensis and can have a mild analgesic effect.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Often used in cooling creams and lotions, lip balms, after-sun care products, and certain hair care products for a refreshing sensation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-39161","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/39161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}