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Peppermint
Everyone is familiar with the fresh, cool, sweet and minty scent of peppermint. It is used as a flavouring agent for a wide variety of products we use and consume in daily life, from toothpaste and mouthwash to chewing gum and ice cream.
But did you know that there are numerous health benefits to peppermint that have been studied and proved by the scientific community? That’s why peppermint essential oil is one of the most popular essential oils.
Here are just a few of the many ways peppermint oil can be used:
1. Nausea or Motion Sickness. Add a few drops to a tissue and inhale for relief.
2. Digestive Problems. Add 6-8 drops to 30ml or 1oz of unscented massage oil and massage it into your stomach area.
3. Headaches. Add a few drops on to a cool wet towel and use as a compress on the forehead. You can also use our headache relief roll-on which has a combination of peppermint and lavender essential oils. These methods also work well for hangovers.
4. Respiratory Issues. Menthol, which is abundantly present in peppermint oil, helps to clear the respiratory tract. Peppermint oil is great for providing temporary relief of nasal congestion, asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, cold and cough. Add 10-20 drops to an aromatherapy diffuser and breathe deeply.
5. Foot Odor. Add a few drops to a foot bath. Alternatively, you try our natural peppermint & eucalyptus foot scrub. Follow up by rubbing in some of our peppermint & eucalyptus foot & leg lotion. To prevent future odor, try spraying your shoes with our peppermint & eucalyptus spray.
6. Stress. Add a few drops into a bath or use combined with an unscented bubble bath/shower gel. Alternatively, you can add 10-20 drops to an aromatherapy diffuser and breathe deeply.
7. Pain Relief. Add 6-8 drops to 30ml or 1oz of unscented massage oil or try our Peppermint & Cypress Muscle Relief Massage Oil and massage it into the affected area. Follow up with a bath using our Muscle Relief Bath Bomb or Muscle Relief Bath Salts for maximum effect.
8. Dry, Itchy Scalp or Dandruff. Use a peppermint hair cleansing products. Try our Stimulate Peppermint & Rosemary Shampoo or our Stimulate Cooling Scalp Treatment.
9. Sun-quenched Skin. To cool and refresh sun-quenched skin in the summer months try adding peppermint oil to our unscented body mist. You can also try our pre-blended peppermint & rosemary body mist.
These are just a few of the countless ways you can use peppermint essential oil. What ways do you use peppermint in day-to-day life?
Jacqui MacNeill
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I recomend the headache roll on for everything now just headaches.
It is an excellent anti-inflammatory. Before I go for a long walk or hike, I sprinkle peppermint oil on my socks. Keeps my feet fresh, cool and no swelling!
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I use it for all of those reasons stated above, especially aches and pains, and to keep cool. Peppermint has such a nice fresh strong scent. It is definetly in my top five!