Main uses:
- add a few drops of Peppermint and other oils to a pot of steaming water and breathe in the steam to help open the sinuses.
- cool overworked muscles
- clear congestion, quiet headaches and tackle symptoms from PMS.
- soothing digestion, effectively lessen tandem symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to noise and sensitivity to light.
- combination of peppermint essential oil & lavender essential oil to dismiss the itch
- ant repellent - leave a peppermint soaked cotton ball in their pathway. You'll have the nice aroma lingering in your home and ant free!
- the antibacterial qualities help reduce the effects and frequency of urinary tract infections in alternative applications.
Useful hair care - removing dandruff and lice, relieve the scalp of irritation and increasing blood circulation to the scalp can also promote healthy hair growth.
Peppermint Essential Oil
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Peppermint Oil
Botanical Name: Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
Origin: China
Principal Constituents(%by GC) : Menthol 50-60%, L-Menthol 32% min
Perfumery Note: Top
Safety information:
- Peppermint oil contains menthol and 1,8-cineole. These compounds can slow breathing (or even stop it completely) in very young children or those with respiratory problems.
- They should never be used internally or undiluted on the skin or feet for children under the age of 12, these particular oils warrant caution even for aromatic use.
- Avoid use on children under 30 months of age. Direct application of peppermint oil to the nasal area or chest to infants will cause the risk of apnea, laryngeal and bronchial spasms, acute respiratory distress with cyanosis and respiratory arrest.nhalation of larges doses of menthol (can act as an irritant) may lead to dizziness, confusion, muscle weakness, nausea and double vision.
- Overdose can also cause depression, slow or rapid breathing, skin rashes and abdominal pain and diarrhea.
- People with gallbladder disease, severe liver damage, gallstones and chronic heartburn should avoid the intake of peppermint oil.
- it takes 256 pounds of peppermint leaf to make 1 pound of peppermint essential oil
- Essential oil contain very high concentrated properties, it is equivalent of 10-50 cups of herbal tea (depending on the herb) or 20x the recommended dose. If you wouldn’t ingest dozens of cups of an herbal tea, you should think carefully before consuming the equivalent amount of essential oils.
- Essential oils are extremely potent and it is important to use as little as needed, not as much as possible.
- Essential oil can penetrate the skin easily and enter the bloodstream due to the small molecular size.
- Essential oil can affect hormones, gut bacteria and other aspects of health and extreme care should be used when taking them while pregnant or nursing. There is evidence that essential oils can cross the placenta and get to the baby and some oil may cause dangerous hormone imbalances during pregnancy. Using essential oil during pregnancy required extreme care and under the guidance of a trained professional.
