Health benefits of spearmint

Spearmint is pleasantly aromatic herbpacked with numerous health benefiting vitamins, antioxidants and photo-nutrients.On the skin, when used as cream or lotion, itmay help relieve the itching of pruritis, dermatitis, and hives. Spearmint oil is used as blended massage oiland in the aromatictherapy to help relieve headaches, stress, fatigue, and nervousconditions and to relieve itching.Spearmint Spearmint Leaf (Mentha spicata), crushed, USA, a/k/a Green Mint, Lamb Mint, Garden Mint, Sage of Bethlehem, HierbabuenaIn soap making: Cut and sifted, spearmint lends color, texture and exfoliating properties to soap. This herb is also a very good ingredient for bath teas and sachets and is useful as a facial steam to help cleanse the pores.