Spearmint Essential Oil
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Description
Spearmint Essential Oil has a sweet green mint aroma with fresh leaf, soft herbal coolness, mild sweetness, and a clean mint finish. It does not behave like peppermint. Spearmint is less icy, less mentholic, and more leaf-sweet, which makes it easier in formulas where mint freshness should not feel harsh.
The first impression is bright and green, then the scent settles into soft sweetness and mild herbal coolness. This makes Spearmint useful in soaps, shower gels, lip products, body care, hair care, diffusers, room sprays, mint accords, and blends with peppermint, eucalyptus, lemon, lime, lavender, rosemary, basil, or tea tree.
Spearmint works best when its sweetness is balanced. Used lightly, it gives friendly mint lift. Used heavily, it can become candy-like, toothpaste-like, thin, or overly sweet.
Essential oils can be applied topically once diluted with a carrier oil. They are widely used in cosmetic goods and handmade crafts.
Details
| Botanical Name | Mentha spicata |
| Origin | France |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Plant Part | Flower Head |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Top |
| Colour | Pale Yellow with a slight Green tinge |
| Consistency | Light |
| Scent | Spearmint has a fresh minty smell reminiscent of Peppermint. The major difference is that Spearmint oil is sweeter, and not quite as harsh. |
| Blends With | Citrus, earthy, herby, minty and woodsy oils. |
| Group | Minty |
Cautions
Never use pure oils on the skin without diluting, never use internally, keep away from children and eyes, always check if there are any medical issues which could cause a problem. Seek help if you have any doubts.
