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Spearmint Essential Oil 10ml
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£4.43
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Spearmint, Pure Essential Oil In 10ml Amber Glass Dropper
Bottle
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Extraction Process |
| Mentha spicata |
USA/CHINA |
Steam distillation |
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| Extraction Description |
Scent Description |
| Oil obtained by steam distillation of
flowering tops. |
Warm, spicy-herbaceous, mint odour. |
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| General Description |
| Spearmint Essential Oil. A perennial
herb, the properties of Spearmint are similar to Peppermint, but its effects
are less powerful. Spearmint is better adapted to childrens maladies. Useful
for tummy upsets (use to gently massage the abdomen diluted in carrier
oil). Excellent for congested skin, teenage skin. |
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| Historical Background |
| Used by ancient Greeks as a
restorative and to scent their bath water. |
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| Safety |
| DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL
BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. |
What other people think
'Applied to the forehead and temples, it eases the pains in
the head...being smelled unto, it is comforting to the head' - an excerpt from
Nicholas Culpeper's The Complete Herbal p. 234.
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