Spearmint or sweet mint Organic essential oil

Every mint has its own smell... Here, a smell recognizable among all: that of chlorophyll chewing gums!

Botanical family: Lamiaceae
Latin name: Mentha spicata L. (synonym Mentha viridis)
Origin: India
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys inspection BE-BIO-01
Part used: Flowering part
Production process: Steam distillation
Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped - Food
Olfactory notes: green, fresh, herbaceous, with notes of chlorophyll 

Ketones: carvone (61%)
Monoterpenes: limonene (18%)
Oxides: 1.8 cineole (1.7%)

Potentially neurotoxic and abortive essential oil.

• Food supplement. Keep out of reach of young children. Not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
• Do not exceed the recommended dose.
• Contraindicated in pregnant and breast-feeding women, in children under 6 years of age, in epileptic patients or those with a history of convulsions, and in the elderly.
• Localized use with punctual applications and without any excess.
• Do not use undiluted, be sure to dilute sufficiently for dermal use.
• To be avoided in air diffusion, otherwise dilute to a maximum of 10% in a mixture with other milder essential oils.
• Do not use for prolonged periods without the advice of a practitioner.
• Risk of allergy (limonene): take care not to overdose in mixtures. An elbow test is recommended prior to any skin application (min 48 hours before use).
• Avoid contact with the eyes.
• Keep out of reach of young children.
• Store away from heat and light.