10ml Peppermint Essential Oil

Features

• 100% Pure Natural Oil - Cooling and Relaxing - Use in moderation
• Skincare: Inflammation, irritation
• Massage: Indigestion, muscular pain, stiffness and aching
• Aroma/Vapour: Nausea, headaches and migraine
• Blends well with lavender, lemon, rosemary

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 0.11 pounds
• ASIN: B004RGO8XI
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• Average Customer Review: Customer Reviews

Product Description

Peppermint Essential Oil

Latin Name. Mentha piperita

Description

Peppermint has a cooling and relaxing nature with a familiar sweet, cool aroma that seems to penetrate and warm your airways balancing your breathing and bringing relaxation to an overactive mind. Peppermint oil also has a great uplifting effect on the emotions when you are in pain.

History

With a history 1,000's of years old, Peppermint comes from a small plant (around 1 metre tall) native to Europe and North America. As a member of the 'mint' family, it has been used for medicinal purposes by Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.

Source

Peppermint is a 1 metre high perennial herb; the essential oil is extracted from the herb leaf by steam distillation.

Reported Benefits

Peppermint tea is useful in treating an upset stomach
Analgesic
Anti-inflammatory
Antimicrobial
Antiseptic
Antiviral
Astringent

Skin Types

No specific skin type issues. See warning.