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Ingredient Facts
Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) fruit oil
AKA: Black Pepper Fruit Oil
Oil · Masking · EWG: 1
Plant-Derived
Fragrance
Clean
Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Fruit Oil is a cosmetic ingredient used as masking, perfuming. Rated low hazard by EWG.
Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Plant Part
Fruit
Climate
Wet tropical
CAS #
84929-41-9
Form
Oil
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Functions
Masking
Perfuming
Added for scent. Can be natural or synthetic. Common irritant and allergen — one of the top reasons people react to products.
Antioxidant
Anti-Inflammatory
Strengthens Barrier
Provides scent
Traditional Use
Black pepper has been used in Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese, and traditional European medicine for thousands of years as a warming, stimulating spice. Historically applied topically for circulation and pain relief; the oil gained modern cosmetic use for skin stimulation.