What is Peppermint essential oil
Peppermint is a cross between water mint and spearmint plants. It is one of my favorites and my go-to oil for all of its benefits and uses.
Peppermint is known for its cooling, uplifting and relaxing properties. This is due to its main chemical component of menthol. Because of the menthol it is sensitive oil, and it has some warming properties when it is applied directly to your skin. Some people might have sensitive skin so I would recommend diluting it with a drop or two of fractionated coconut oil at first until you determine your skin sensitivity.
Peppermint promotes healthy respiratory function and clear breathing. It helps by opening sinuses and airways.
Alleviates stomach upset and nausea
Alleviates headache, fever, stomach aches
It helps with mental alertness, stress and tension, sore and tired muscles
It is frequently used in toothpaste and chewing gum for oral health
The following are some Benefits and uses of Peppermint
- Headache (apply to temples, back of neck)
- Fever – cooling – apply to back of neck to cool down
- Stomach Ache
- Mental Alertness
- Oral Health
- Helps with hot flashes
Stomach
For stomach ache, indigestion, and nausea take 2-3 drops in a veggie capsule before meals help support digestion or you can rub it directly on tummy. For nausea you can also inhale the aroma straight from the bottle.
Mental Alertness
Want a quick boost – apply 2 drops of Peppermint to you palms, rub palms together cup hands over nose/mouth and breathe deeply. Ahhh! Or add 1 drop of Peppermint essential oil to your water.
Oral health
Can be used for a healthy refreshing mouth rinse. In a glass of water, mix a drop of Peppermint essential oil with a drop of Lemon essential oil, take a sip and swirl it around in your mouth.
Have you lost your sense of smell? Inhale directly from the bottle or apply diluted to the bridge of your nose.
Common places to apply
Back of neck, wrists, temples, bridge of nose, under nose, bottoms of feet, behind ears, over abdomen, along spine, across shoulders, where you apply it depends on what health concern you’d like to support.
Cooking
Use it for a flavoring in cooking. Chocolate Peppermint cookies (think a knock off version of those popular scout cookies)
Add to your Smoothie
Bug and Rodent Deterrant
It is a spider and bug deterrent. Add a few drops to a cotton ball and place in areas where you have noticed spiders and bugs, usually corners of the room. You can also make a bug spray using only a few drops of oil and water in a glass spray bottle and spray in corners and hard to reach places.
I’ve also heard Peppermint can deter mice, but our mice seem to really like it and who it to blame them? They have taken my cotton balls and have probably eaten them!
Fun Fact
Did you know that 1 drop of our doTERRA peppermint essential oil equals 28 cups of peppermint tea! How cool is that?!
As you may have noticed Peppermint is a very versatile oil!
How did you use Peppermint today?
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