Primary Benefits
Sweet, minty food flavoring.
Cleanses the mouth and promotes fresh breath.
Aromatic Description
Sweet, minty, fresh
Collection Method
Steam Distillation
Plant Part
Plant
Main Constituents
Carvone, limonene
doTERRA Spearmint
Size: 15ml
Retail: £40.67
Wholesale: £30.50
PV: 35.00
Description
Spearmint is a perennial plant that grows 11–40 inches tall and flourishes in temperate climates. It is widely used in gums, candies, and dental products for its minty taste, and to promote fresh breath. Its sweet, refreshing aroma is cleansing and uplifting, making it ideal to evoke a sense of focus and positive mood. Spearmint is very different from Peppermint, making it a milder option to use topically on children and those with sensitive skin. In cooking, Spearmint is frequently used in salads, drinks, and desserts, but it can also be used in homemade salad dressings and to marinate meats.
Uses
Add a drop to any dessert, drink, salad, or entrée for flavouring.
Apply to toothbrush before brushing teeth for fresh breath.
For occasional stomach upset, add 1 drop to 125 ml of water and drink slowly.
Directions for Use
Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of choice.
Food additive use: Dilute one drop in 125 ml of liquid.
Topical use: For massage, mix 5 drops with 10 ml carrier oil. For bath, mix 5 drops with 5 ml carrier oil. For perfuming, mix 1 drop to 10 drops carrier oil.
Cautions
Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.
Spearmint blends well with…
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Frequently Asked Questions about dōTERRA Spearmint
Can you ingest doTERRA Spearmint?
Yes! doTERRA Spearmint can be taken internally. Spearmint is a milder alternative to other mint essential oils.
How to use doTERRA Spearmint?
You can use doTERRA Spearmint essential oil in all three ways: aromatically, topically and internally. Spearmint is well known for its minty and sweet flavour and is often used in cooking. We love combining Spearmint essential oil with Lemon essential oil both in the diffuser and in our recipe for Toilet Blocks. Check out our Recipes page for more information.
Where is doTERRA Spearmint sourced?
doTERRA Spearmint essential oil is distilled from true spearmint leaves (Mentha spicata) that are grown and harvested in India, where spearmint is popularly used in chutney.
How much is doTERRA Spearmint?
You can purchase doTERRA Spearmint for £24 if you have your own account (see more here) or £32 without an account (this is the retail price).
What is doTERRA Spearmint good for?
Its main benefits:
Cleanses the mouth and promotes fresh breath
Flavourful addition to sweets and desserts
Promotes a sense of focus
Spearmint Essential Oil Product Description
Commonly known for its flavour, spearmint is a perennial plant that offers a sweet and minty taste and aroma. For years, spearmint has thrived in the candy, gum, and dental product industries because of its favourable savour and breath-freshening properties. Spearmint essential oil also promotes fresh breath and is used frequently in cooking and baking to create salad dressings, drinks, desserts, and meat marinades. Aromatically, the cleansing and energising aroma of Spearmint essential oil encourages a sense of focus while simultaneously uplifting mood. Spearmint oil can also promote digestion and help to reduce occasional stomach upset.* Spearmint is very different from Peppermint, making it a milder option to use on children and those with sensitive skin.
Spearmint Essential Oil Uses and Benefits
One of the strongest benefits of Spearmint essential oil is that it promotes digestion and helps reduce occasional stomach upset.* When experiencing periodic stomach discomfort or after eating a large meal, dilute one drop of Spearmint essential oil in 4 fl. oz of liquid and drink. This essential oil can also be taken internally by dropping the oil into a Veggie Capsule and ingesting.
Feeling the blues? Try using some Spearmint essential oil to brighten up your day. Spearmint oil consists of chemical components such as carvone and limonene. These organic constituents have energising and uplifting properties. Use Spearmint essential oil topically or aromatically to receive the mood uplifting benefits of these components.
After reading or studying for long amounts of time, use Spearmint essential oil topically to help promote a sense of focus. Diffusing Spearmint oil will also help promote a sense of focus and will help uplift mood. For the best diffuser results, place three to four drops of Spearmint oil into the diffuser of your choice and enjoy the minty aroma as it elevates your mind and mood.
Before leaving your house for the day, apply Spearmint essential oil to your toothbrush before you brush your teeth. Once you’ve bushed your teeth, you will be ready to take on the day with fresh breath and a hint of mint in your mouth. Spearmint essential oil is an ideal essential oil to incorporate in oral care routines due to its ability to freshen breath and cleanse the mouth.
Please your taste buds and your stomach by adding Spearmint essential oil to your kitchen creations. For a delicious, minty flavour, add one or two drops of Spearmint oil into any dessert, drink, salad, or entrée. When added to non-baked or non-cooked foods, Spearmint oil will not just serve as a flavouring, it will also aid in digestion.*
Fun Fact:
Because teas were not taxed by the English around the time of the American Revolution, mint teas became a popular drink in North America. Spearmint was even used as a prominent cash crop in Connecticut during this time.
Plant Description
The Spearmint plant, Mentha spicata, is an herbaceous perennial that is a member of the Lamiaceae plant family. This plant is characterised by its ovate to lanceolate dark green leaves, and its terminal spikes wherefrom grow tiny, lilac, pink, and white flowers. The leaves of this plant can be highly fragrant.
Chemistry of Spearmint Essential Oil
Main Chemical Components: carvone, limonene, 1, 8-cineole, β-myrcene
The main chemical component of Spearmint is carvone. Carvone has a monoterpene backbone and is part of the ketone functional group. Carvone contains energising properties that strongly contribute to Spearmint’s mood-uplifting abilities. According to a recently published study by Brazilian neuroscientists, the type of carvone ((R)-(-)-carvone) found in Spearmint demonstrated, in an experimental preclinical study, a statistically significant calming effect against a heightened state of excitement.* This contributes to the belief that Spearmint may support healthy nervous system function.* To learn more about Carvone or other chemical components found in doTERRA essential oils, visit the doTERRA Science Blog.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.