Description
Essential Oil Name: Japanese Peppermint Botanical Name: Mentha Arvensis Plant Part: Leaf Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Origin: Japan/India Description: There are several species of the peppermint plant, many of which can grow to 3 feet in height, spreading due to their underground runners. The mentha arvensis peppermint has hairy leaves with serrated edges, and purple spiked flowers. This Japanese Peppermint is known for its high menthol content, so high, in fact, that menthol crystals sometimes form right on the leaves. Fl oz are used to measure fluids/liquids while an ounces (oz.) are used for dry measurements. Thus, fluid ounces are used to measure volume and ounces are used to measure weight. This peppermints density is between 0.889 - 0.910.