A fresh, menthol oil that is extracted from the whole plant just before flowering. The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the fresh or partly dried plant. Peppermint essential oil has a cooling, strong, minty, fresh scent. Peppermint is a hybrid of spearmint and fresh mint. The essential oil is renowned for being cooling and refreshing, as well as calming to the digestion and clearing to the sinuses. Peppermint oil blends well with benzoin, eucalyptus, marjoram, lemon, lavender and rosemary.