What is your favorite mint EO blend?
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I love peppermint vanilla and use vanilla FO for that. There is no true vanilla EO, but for more "natural" vanilla scents, you can use vanilla oleoresin, or benzoin.
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Spearmint/Lime
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peppermint and balsam pine 50/50
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I also LOVE Spearmint, Lemon, and just a hint of Tea Tree. The lemon tends to fade a lot quicker (top note) but if you can add a little more EO than you normally do then this mixture is golden!!
Spearmint/ Vetiver/ Bay leaf. Really nice
Eucalyptus and spearmint
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lemongrass, cedar, peppermint
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What proportion do you use? I like anise but like it best when it isn't so strong that customers instantly recognize it.
It's also not very skin-safe - only tiny amounts can be used.
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I hadn't looked it up. Still, I think that is strong enough. The main blend I use it in is still less than 1%.
Same with spearmint- tiny amounts.
@lucycat You should be safe at 1% for anise, but that wouldn't be true for spearmint. Here is what eocalc.com says about anise and spearmint. Green is safe, red is unsafe.
These were calculated as single-oil additions to CP soap, so keep in mind that the skin-safe percentage is likely to change up or down, based on the other EOs in the blend. HTH!
These were calculated as single-oil additions to CP soap, so keep in mind that the skin-safe percentage is likely to change up or down, based on the other EOs in the blend. HTH!
I use 1 part peppermint to 2 parts anise. The peppermint is so strong if I use too much it overpowers the anise.
Btw ... I hate anise by itself. I made a loaf once for a holiday show. Couldn't stand the soap curing in my house! Made a box to cure it in the garage and then my garage and car smelled like anise! It sold out though, my customers liked it. I had the bottle of anise EO sitting in my cupboard and I finally got brave enough to try it in the blend with peppermint. I like the blend and allow the soap to cure in my house!
I love me a sharp peppermint so i mix it with either rosemary or eucalyptus. My favorite is Japanese peppermint.
Peppermint and benzoin resinoid.
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IFRA rules on mints just seem crazy to me. For years I soaped spearmint at 3%. I always blended it with peppermint so that I reduced the "tingle" peppermint causes. I considered peppermint the one to use lightly since the tingle can be painful to many. Never an issue with spearmint. I always liked the sweetness it added to rosemary as well as cedar. Today, so small it is not really noticeable. I still have 2 oz of spearmint and have been questioning reordering because of how long it will take to use it up at the current rates.
I love Rosemary Mint Twist from eocalc. Next time I am going to up the peppermint a little, maybe 10%, and use less Rosemary.
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