Spearmint Essential Oil
Spearmint Essential Oil (Mentha spicata)
| Common name | Spearmint |
| Botanical name | Mentha spicata |
| Method of Extraction | Steam distilled |
| Plant Part | leaves |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Note | Top-Middle |
Description
Spearmint Essential Oil (Mentha spicata) distilled leaf oil
| Common name | Spearmint |
| Botanical name | Mentha spicata |
| Method of Extraction | Steam distilled |
| Plant Part | leaves |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Note | Top-Middle |
| Appearance | pale yellow to pale olive mobile liquid |
| Aroma | warm green herbaceous minty aroma |
| Major Constituents | carvone, 1,8-cineole, limonene, myrcene |
| Properties | stimulating, uplifting, |
| Traditional Uses | mental fatigue, digestive and rspiratory system conditions |
| Blends well with | black pepper, bergamot, cypress, frankincense, geranium, lavender, patchouli, ylang ylang |
| Cautions | May carry a low risk of skin sensitisation, A maximum dermal limit of 1.7& is recommended. (Tisserand & Young 2014) |
Spearmint is a hardy perennial herb with bright green leaves and small pink flowers. Used all over the world as a culinary herb. It was used by the ancients Greeks to scent bath water and also by the Romans. Popular for oral hygiene in Medieval times and is an ingredient in many toothpastes and mouthwashes.
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