Material reference
Spearmint EO
Cool spearmint sweet herbal
Role
top
CAS
8008-79-5
Cost / g
$0.750
Profile
Spearmint EO is curated in this catalog as a minty material, with a secondary reading of green.
On the strip it reads Cool spearmint sweet herbal.
It is registered under CAS 8008-79-5.
How it behaves
volatility index 0.50 · the baseNo atmospheric boiling point is curated for Spearmint EO, so its behaviour is read from curated diffusion and fixative values rather than from an estimated figure. On that reading it belongs to the base.
It evaporates slowly and anchors the drydown, still readable on skin hours after the top notes have gone.
The index runs from 0 for a material that barely leaves the strip to 1 for one that flashes off, and it is computed from boiling point and molecular weight. Inside a real formula the surrounding materials shift where the boundaries fall, so a material can read differently there than it does here.
Closest materials in the catalog
Scored on descriptor taxonomy and on measured physical behaviour, using the same ranking that drives the swap and reformulate tools. Price plays no part in the order.
Questions about Spearmint EO
What does Spearmint EO smell like?
Spearmint EO reads as minty and green, described in the catalog as Cool spearmint sweet herbal.
Is Spearmint EO a top, heart or base note?
Spearmint EO sits in the base. It evaporates slowly and anchors the drydown, still readable on skin hours after the top notes have gone.
What can I use instead of Spearmint EO?
The closest materials in this catalog by olfactive profile and physical behaviour are Peppermint EO (India) (69.3% match), Basil, sweet EO (France) (61.4% match) and Rose Oxide (61.2% match). Closeness is scored on descriptor taxonomy and on measured properties, so the nearest match is the one that behaves most like Spearmint EO. Ranking ignores price.
What is the CAS number for Spearmint EO?
Spearmint EO is registered under CAS 8008-79-5 in this catalog.
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