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High five for wanting to learn more about Spearmint essential oil!

  • Botanical Name: Mentha spicata
  • Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
  • Strength: Moderate
  • Description: Fresh minty aroma with slight hint of fruit, lighter and somewhat sweeter than peppermint
  • Highlights: Using spearmint essential oil in cold process soapmaking will sometimes create a greyish rind of discoloration around the loaf of soap

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Want to learn more about this essential oil? Here’s some of my favorite resources:

  • Robert Tisserand’s Essential Oil Safety, Pages 427 – 428
  • Julia Lawless’ The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Pages 140 – 141
  • The Good Scents Company
  • AromaWeb
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What's inside?

Every essential oil contains constituents, and every batch of essential oil can be different. For Spearmint essential oil, we compiled constituent rates from several gas chromatograph analyses and cross-referenced with medical/science literature and studies. Each rate was then weighted in the higher range to ensure restrictions covered for general safe usage. Your specific Spearmint essential oil may or may not contain all of the following constituents or contain them at these rates.

Here are the constituents and rates used in the calculator for Spearmint essential oil:

  • Carvone (Contains 67%)
  • Limonene (Contains 12%)

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Blend: Tingle Mint (Redux)

Contains: Spearmint, Peppermint (Redistilled), Lemongrass

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Blend: Modern Mojito (Revisited)

Contains: Spearmint, Peppermint (Redistilled), Lime (Distilled)

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Blend: Herbal Clean (Redux)

Contains: Spearmint, Rosemary (Spanish), Bitter Almond (Synthetic), Tea Tree (Australian), Lavender 40/42

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Blend: Calm (Reborn)

Contains: Spearmint, Rosemary (Spanish), Lavender 40/42

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Blend: Spearmilyptus (Reborn)

Contains: Spearmint, Peppermint (Redistilled), Eucalyptus Globulus, Tea Tree (Australian)

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Blend: Hippie Mint

Contains: Spearmint, Peppermint (Redistilled), Patchouli (Indonesian)

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Blend: Rosemary Mint Twist

Contains: Spearmint, Rosemary (Spanish), Peppermint (Redistilled)

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Important Note: The information provided within the essential oil blending calculator is for educational purposes only. While Essentially Speaking, LLC has made every effort to verify the information presented, the data is not guaranteed to be accurate or complete and should only be used as a guideline. Every essential oil contains natural variations from crop to crop, batch to batch, and cannot be accounted for in this calculator. It is your responsibility to use essential oils safely in accordance with common sense, research, training, and local regulations, as well as considering the constituents present that are unique to the essential oils you are using.

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