Spearmint Essential Oil

Product Details Scientific Name: Mentha Spicata L Origin: China Plant Part: Herb Scent: Minty, Fresh, and perhaps Slightly Fruity Color: Clear Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Top - Middle Initial Aroma Strength: Medium Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Spearmint Essential Oil: Uses, Benefits, and Blends Famous for its clean, refreshing aroma, mint has been around for thousands of years. Not quite as aggressive as its cousin, peppermint, spearmint essential oil can be a great oil to use for massages. Add a few drops to your favorite carrier oil and convince your partner to give you a cool and soothing foot rub at the end of a hard week. If they’re lucky, you can even return the favor! Let the stimulating minty aroma of VINEVIDA’s spearmint put some pep in your step. You likely also know spearmint by its common name, which is garden mint. Known botanically as Mentha Spicata , spearmint grows naturally in many parts of the world. It is also one of the oldest herbs known to men, depicted in the Ebers Papyrus as well as in works by the Egyptian naturalist Pliny the Elder. The Ebers Papyrus dates back to 1550 BCE and cites mint as a tool to help digestion. Today, you will most often find mint in oral health products, such as toothpaste and mouthwash. It is also a favorite in aromatherapy, particularly as an additive to massage oil. Spearmint Essential Oil Benefits: Component Breakdown Carvone: Carvone is a terpenoid and is responsible for the minty fragrance and flavor of spearmint. It is a botanical antifungal agent and also an insect repellent. You will most often find carvone in use as a flavoring agent, particularly in gums and lozenges. Carvone contributes a lot to spearmint essential oil benefits. Limonene: Limonene is both liquid and colorless and classified as a monoterpene. The isomer found in spearmint oil is the rare occurrence of limonene, and its aroma is reminiscent of that of turpentine. Dihydrocarvone: Dihydrocarvone is a plant metabolite, which means it plays a biological role in a plant’s growth and life cycle. In the food industry, you will often see it added for flavoring. Octanol: Octanol is also a plant metabolite. It appears clear and colorless but has a strong, aromatic odor. Menthone: Menthone offers a minty flavor and fragrance and is a monoterpene that naturally occurs in the essence of many plants. It is mainly used in flavoring, cosmetics, and fragrances. 1,8-Cineole: The more common name for cineole is eucalyptol. It is a monoterpenoid, and you will find it in many oral health products as well as in cold and flu medications. It is a colorless liquid that smells strongly of camphor. 1,8-Cineole is responsible for many spearmint essential oil benefits. Spearmint Essential Oil Uses: For Wholesale Purposes Natural Pesticide As foods like wheat, corn, and other dried goods make their way from farms to your table, one of the biggest concerns is pest control. These dry goods travel through shipping containers and warehouses al