Description

10ml Spearmint Essential Oil
Spearmint is believed to be the oldest plant of the Mint family and has been used traditionally for its digestive benefits. Spearmint Essential Oil is multi-purpose and it continues to be used to soothe ailments such as skin problems, headaches, nausea, vomiting, respiratory issues, and cold symptoms.

10ml Spearmint Essential Oil.
Botanical Name: Mentha spicata / Mentha cardiaca
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Part Typically Used: Leaves and Flowers/Buds
Colour: Clear
Consistency: Thin
Perfumery Note: Top
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium
Aromatic : Minty, slightly fruity aroma that is less bright than peppermint.
Spearmint Oil Uses: Asthma, exhaustion, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, scabies, vertigo. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: 1995), 59-67.]
Major Constituents: (-)-Carvone (+)-Limonene (Z)-Dihydrocarvone 3-Octanol Methone 1,8-Cineole

Safety Information: Tisserand and Young report that Spearmint Essential Oil is a potential mucous membrane irritant. They also caution that there is a low risk of skin sensitization and recommend a dermal maximum of 1.7%. Reading Tisserand and Young’s full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 427-248.]