Peppermint Essential Oil - 10 ml

PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL

Botanical name: Mentha Piperita

Family: Labiatae

Quality: Yang

Ruling Planet: Mercury

Evaporation rate: Top note

Country of origin: India (cultivated in many parts of the world)

Colour: Colourless to straw coloured oil

Extraction process: Steam distilled

Essence from: Leaves

Strength of aroma: Strong

Blends well with: Eucalyptus, Lavender, Marjoram, Citrus oils

Peppermint is one of the most important oils therapeutically and is also widely used in sweets, chewing gum, toothpastes, cough mixtures and other body and pharmaceutical products.

Properties:

Analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cordial, expectorant, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, stomachic, sudorific, vasoconstrictor, vermifuge

Uses:

Asthma, bronchitis, cholera, colds, cough, dermatitis, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, fainting, fevers, flatulence, gall stones, halitosis, headache, hysteria, influenza, mental fatigue, migraine, nausea, nervous disorders, ringworm, scabies, shock, sinusitis, toothache, vertigo, vomiting.  Peppermint is also a mosquito and rat repellent.

Directions for use:

Add a few drops to your bath water or a refreshing foot spa. Can be used in an oil burner.  Dilute with a carrier oil for use as a massage oil.  A few drops can be added to shampoos, lotions and other products.

Precautions:

Avoid during pregnancy

Do NOT use on infants (children under 2 years of age)

Do NOT use directly on skin

Always test for allergies before use