Spearmint
$8.00
11in stock
• 100% Organic Essential Oil • India • Mentha spicata, Flower Head, Steam distilled. Aroma: Spearmint has a fresh minty, slightly fruity smell reminiscent of Peppermint, but less bright. The major difference is that spearmint oil is sweeter, and not quite as harsh. History: Spearmint is the mother of common...
• 100% Organic Essential Oil
• India
• Mentha spicata, Flower Head, Steam distilled.
Aroma: Spearmint has a fresh minty, slightly fruity smell reminiscent of Peppermint, but less bright. The major difference is that spearmint oil is sweeter, and not quite as harsh.
History: Spearmint is the mother of common mints like peppermint. The ancient Greeks used Spearmint to scent their bath water. It also had a reputation for curing sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, and for whitening teeth and healing sore gums. This might be credited to its ability to mimic a local anesthetic.
Colour: Pale Yellow with a slight Green tinge
Common Uses: Aromatherapists claim the therapeutic properties of Spearmint essential oil are: as a local/topical anesthetic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, decongestant, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant and restorative. It is also believed to be an uplifting oil great for alleviating fatigue and depression.
Possible Uses: Asthma, exhaustion, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, scabies, vertigo. Constituents: a-pinene, B-pinene, carvone, 1,8-cineole, linalool, limonene, myrcene, caryophyllene, menthol.
Consistency: Light
Note: Top
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Note: Top
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Cautions: May irritate mucous membranes, but generally Spearmint has no definitive cautions.
Safety Information: Mucous membrane irritant.z
Categories: 758 Bathurst St | Essential Oils | organic |
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