Sweetly minty, especially useful for emotional well-being.
2) A messy space encourages a messy mind. Add a few drops Spearmint to your Thieves Household cleaner and wipe down counters, tables, desks and more to refresh not only your home, but your head space!
3) Have a commute or road trip? Add Spearmint to your car diffuser, or make a simple spray with water, a pinch of salt and 3 drops Spearmint in a bottle, fill with water and spritz
4) Enjoy an early morning shower by dropping 2-3 drops in a corner of your shower stall, or take a nice bath and enjoy an at home spa experience.
5) Spearmint is milder than Peppermint, so it’s a perfect massage oil. Try it on tired feet (or anywhere else you need it) with a dime-size amount of V-6™ per drop of Spearmint oil. Because its constituents are different from Peppermint’s, it doesn’t leave the same cooling sensation on the skin, but you’ll still get a whiff of minty freshness.
6) Try a stimulating scalp massage—add a drop each of Spearmint and Tea Tree to a few drops of hair oil and rub into your roots.
Both Peppermint and Spearmint have classic minty scents and come from steam distillation of the plants’ leaves and flowering tops. While you can substitute one for the other, they are far from the same. Discover what makes each of these EOs unique.
Spearmint
Latin name: Mentha spicata
Aroma: Familiar and sweet, like a stick of gum
Constituents: Carvone
Peppermint
Latin name: Mentha piperita
Aroma: Bright and clean, like the herb from the garden
Constituents: Menthol, menthyl acetate
How to make DIY cocoa-mint massage bars
Yield: 3-4 massage bars
Supplies
- ½ cup beeswax pellets
- ¼ cup cocoa butter, cut into small chunks
- 2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 15-20 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 15-20 drops Spearmint essential oil
- 9-12 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil
- 9-12 drops Copaiba essential oil
- A silicone mold about the size of a bar of soap with ridges or bumps
Instructions
1. Add beeswax and cocoa butter to a double boiler over medium-low heat until melted. Be careful not to overheat or melt too quickly. Low and slow is best.
2. Once beeswax and cocoa butter are melted, turn off the heat and add sweet almond oil and coconut oil.
3. Add cocoa powder and mix well until fully incorporated with no clumps.
4. Pour the mixture into a mold of your choosing. Let cool for 5 minutes.
5. Add essential oils: 5 drops Peppermint, 5 drops Spearmint, 3 drops Cinnamon Bark, and 3 drops Copaiba to each massage bar. Mix in with a toothpick.
YL tip: Wait until the cocoa butter and beeswax mixture is slightly cooled before adding the essential oils. This keeps the temperature more consistent, which helps the oils blend well and do their job.
6. Let everything cool completely in the fridge before popping the massage bars out of the mold.
7. Store in a sealed container at room temperature; keep away from extreme heat to prevent the bars from melting.
To use
Rub the textured side of the bar along your sore back, feet, legs, or any part of your body that needs a boost!
HEY, TDO MEMBERS, DID YOU KNOW: We have oils that is labelled for food flavouring? Same oil, but different label, as required by Health Canada. It's called the PLUS line. Look for the bottle with the white label, with the (+) sign. Want to know more about these oils? Log into our members hub and check it out here!
