Odylique's essential oil of spearmint in certified organic quality is your multi-purpose little helper around home. Spearmint is commonly known as a minty, refreshing flavor that is used in oral care products - including chewing gum and candy - that leaves a cooling, tingling sensation that leaves your mouth feeling clean.

Benefits of spearmint

• Spearmint gets its name from its spear-shaped leaves.
• It is considered the oldest plant in the mint family and is traditionally used for its digestive benefits.
• Mint essential oil is multipurpose.
• It is also used for skin problems, headaches, nausea, vomiting, respiratory problems and cold symptoms.
• Spearmint essential oil has earned the nickname "milder mint oil".
• Its scent is milder and its effects are milder than those of peppermint essential oil.
• So it is ideal for children, the elderly and those with sensitive skin.

Historical uses of spearmint

Considered the oldest of all mint species, spearmint has been used for centuries for its digestive benefits, often given with or after meals to prevent or relieve gas, bloating, nausea and indigestion. For the same purpose, but also to soothe skin problems and headaches, mint came to be used in Ayurvedic medicine.

Mint originated in the Mediterranean and was widely used as an aphrodisiac in Greece. It was also used to scent bath water, treat sexually transmitted diseases, clear the voice and treat hiccups.

Traditional medicine and spearmint

Physicians and herbalists, such as Pliny, prescribed mint to restore and revitalize the body. When spearmint was discovered in Britain, this spicy-herbaceous herb finally became known for its medicinal properties and began to be used to relieve nausea, vomiting and respiratory problems, including the common cold.

Compared to peppermint, which contains a higher amount of menthol that often makes it too strong for some users and sometimes causes side effects such as skin irritation, the scent of peppermint is more subtle and its effects are milder. For this reason, it has earned the nickname 'softer mint'.

Spearmint oil is an ideal choice for children, the elderly and those with sensitive skin. The sweet, invigorating scent of spearmint has a balancing and uplifting effect, making it beneficial for enhancing concentration, positivity and optimism and for deodorising unpleasant odours.