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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
Directions for use:
Add a few drops to your bath water. 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.
Available in 10ml, 20ml, 50ml and 100ml
