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 Description: 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.]
