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Spearmint Oil

Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil · Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil · Mentha Spicata Leaf Oil

A sweet, mild minty scent, softer than peppermint. It’s used for scent and flavor and can irritate some skin.

What it does

It’s there for its sweet, minty scent, softer than peppermint, and is also used for flavor. Like other essential oils, it has natural fragrance compounds that can irritate some skin. It’s distilled from spearmint leaves.

The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a fragrance (adds scent).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗

The evidence, graded

expert consensusIn 2023 the EU added more fragrance ingredients to the ones a label must name. Among them are lavender oil and extract, patchouli, rose, ylang-ylang, clove and sandalwood oils, terpineol and methyl salicylate. The EU says its scientific committee found these have clearly caused allergies in people. Labels name them so people who are already allergic can avoid them.EU 2023 · Official Journal of the European Union ↗

Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.

Also known as

mentha viridis oil, mentha spicata oil

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