Botanical Ingredient

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Spearmint is one of the oldest cultivated mints, with traditional records dating to ancient Greece and Rome where it was valued for skin care, digestive comfort, and aromatic applications. Unlike peppermint, its primary aromatic compound is carvone rather than menthol, giving it a gentler, sweeter cooling effect that is less intense and better tolerated by children and sensitive skin. It offers a more rounded aromatic profile that blends smoothly with other herbs.

Gentle cooling sensation (carvone)Skin-soothingTraditionally valued for skin careAntioxidantComforting aromatic

Infused into 2 InVine formulas

Spearmint plant with bright green pointed leaves and upright stems

Traditional Uses

Traditionally used for its gentle cooling sensation on skin
Historically valued for its refreshing aromatic quality
Traditionally used for digestive comfort (internal)
Historically applied to temples for comfort
Traditionally valued in skin care preparations
Traditionally used for digestive comfort (internal)

Key Properties

Gentle cooling sensation (carvone)Skin-soothingTraditionally valued for skin careAntioxidantComforting aromatic

Did You Know

The word 'spear' in spearmint refers to the pointed shape of its leaves — the Latin 'spicata' means 'having spikes' — distinguishing it from the rounder-leafed peppermint.

Our Sourcing

Spearmint grows alongside peppermint in InVine's Florida garden and is just as productive, giving generously through the warm months. We keep the two mints separated at harvest and infuse them individually for precision. Leaves are dried carefully before beginning an eight-week slow infusion in cold-extracted organic oils — preserving the carvone profile that gives spearmint its distinctively gentler, sweeter character.

Why We Use It

Spearmint does what peppermint does, but with a lighter hand — and that distinction matters in both formulas. In Breathe Free, the peppermint delivers intensity and the spearmint extends and softens it; together they create a more complex, breathable aroma than either alone. In Muscle Revive, spearmint's milder cooling rounds out the warming herbs in a way that makes the formula more wearable for daily use. It is the kind of ingredient most people would not notice was there — but you would notice if it were gone.