Ingredient
Spearmint Oil (Mentha Spicata)
Mentha spicata
Benefits
Natural
Fresh, invigorating, cool, pungent ... we all have our own way of describing the very popular spearmint taste and smell. Although less potent than peppermint, the Mentha spicata variety is thought to share the same properties which are cleansing, refreshing and invigorating for the skin, scalp, and mind.
The herb, which belongs to the Labiatae plant family, grows up to three feet tall with green spike-like leaves and pink or purple flowers. It is the most common and known variety of mint, cultivated widely for its use in tea, cooking, perfumes, cosmetics, aromatherapy and probably a lot of other things we don't know about.
We use Chinese spearmint oil, which is extracted from the flowering tops of the plant by steam distillation.