Array Spearmint - Mentha spicata

Spearmint Essential Oil

Name: Spearmint Essential Oil
SKU: 10699
Availability: InStock

Mentha spicata

Primary Components:

67.38%

Carvone

11.96%

Limonene

2.41%

1,8-cineole

2.41%

Myrcene

Bottle Size

Clear

SKU: N/A Categories: Essential Oils, Single Oils

Description

Aroma: Minty, fresh, herbaceous
Note: Top-Middle
Extraction: Steam Distillation
Part Used: Plant
Origin: USA

Description

Spearmint is an uplifting oil that alleviates mental weariness, tension, and headache pain. If digestive troubles arise, spearmint is a popular choice for relief. It helps reduce inflammation, indigestion, and gas, and is a good alternative to over the counter digestive aids. Spearmint’s aroma is more floral, sweet, and herbaceous than peppermint, but is still fresh, minty and inviting.

Health Benefits

Digestive Aid: Spearmint is a wonder for gas, indigestion, nausea, cramps, and may even relieve hiccups.
Headache: Relieves tension that often accompanies headaches.
Mouth: Improve oral health and say goodbye to bad breath./span>
Respiratory: Spearmint can help soothe the respiratory system and reduce congestion and discomfort.

Properties

Antibacterial
Anticatarrhal
Antifungal
Anti-Inflammatory
Antiseptic
Antispasmodic
Insecticidal
Stimulant

Available Sizes & Bottle Styles

Aromatherapy Style Bottles come in 2 ml, 5ml, 10ml, and 30ml sizes and are 100% pure & potent therapeutic grade essential oil.
Our Ready-to-Go Roll-on Style Bottle comes in a 10ml size and is made of 100% pure & potent therapeutic grade essential oil expertly mixed with high quality carrier oil to make these roll-ons ready to use on-the-go with the ideal balance of aroma, potency & safety.

Suggested Uses

TOPICALLY:
Apply 1-2 diluted drops on area of concern, pulse points, abdomen, or back
Add several drops to skin or skin care products

AROMATIC:
Add 8-10 drops to a diffuser
Add a drop to palms of hands, cover nose and mouth and inhale
Add to water in spray bottle to spritz in a room or on linens
Inhale scent directly from the bottle, or put a drop on a tissue and inhale

INTERNALLY: (see internal use safety recommendations)
Dilute with carrier oil & add to cold or hot beverage to benefit body systems
Add 1-10 diluted drops to capsule

CULINARY:
Add a drop to a wide variety of dishes to enhance the flavor of foods.
To maintain therapeutic benefits, add after heating food.

Safety

*Hazards: Skin sensitization (low risk); mucous membrane irritation (low risk).
Maximum dermal use level: 1.7%

Our Safety Advice
We recommend a dermal maximum of 1.7%, based on 71.6% (-)-carvone content, and a dermal limit of 1.2%. We recommend a human daily oral maximum dose of 12.5 mg/kg for carvone isomers (see Carvone profile, Chapter 14), which is effectively not restrictive.

Regulatory Guidelines
Has GRAS status. The IFRA standard for either isomer of carvone in leave-on products such as body lotions is 1.2%, for skin sensitization. The Council of Europe (1992) has set an ADI of 1 mg/kg for carvone (isomer not specified). This is equivalent to a daily dose of 90-115 mg of spearmint oil (depending on (-)-carvone content) for an adult, or approximately three drops.
*Essential oil safety: a guide for health care professionals Robert Tisserand-Rodney Young-Elisabeth Williamson – Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier – 2014 (p. 428)

Our Recommendations: If pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have liver or kidney dysfunction, consult your physician before use. Avoid eyes, mucous membranes, and sensitive skin. Keep out of reach of children.

If applying an essential oil to your skin always perform a small patch test to an insensitive part of the body (If it is not already diluted, dilute with a carrier oil).

Store in a covered or dark, airtight container in the refrigerator or cool area for longest shelf life.

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