Peppermint essential oil can be used to aid in the relief of migraines, mental fatigue, and depression. To experience the benefits, you can blend a few drops of peppermint essential oil with a carrier oil and apply it to your temples. Alternatively, you can add a few drops to an oil diffuser, bath water, or massage oil for a refreshing and uplifting experience that can help stimulate mental agility and improve concentration.
Peppermint essential oil is also helpful for other conditions such as apathy, shock, nervous stress, vertigo, colic, cramps, flatulence, and nausea. It can help relieve pain caused by toothaches, aching feet, rheumatism, muscular pains, and painful menstruation. Peppermint oil is even known to be helpful with dry coughs, sinus congestion, asthma, bronchitis, colds, and flu, as it has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties.
To enjoy the cooling and crisp aroma of peppermint essential oil on hot days, add a few drops to your shower gel, shampoo, moisturizing lotion, or directly to your bath water. Keep in mind that peppermint is a strong oil, so a little goes a long way. You can also add a couple of drops to a duster to leave a fresh scent wherever you clean. Additionally, peppermint oil is known to effectively repel ants, aphids, beetles, caterpillars, fleas, flies, mosquitoes, and lice.
Finally, placing a few drops of peppermint essential oil on your pillow can aid clear breathing and keep insects at bay, making it an essential oil to pack when going on an outdoor or camping holiday.
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Aromatherapy use: acne, antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, asthma, astringent, bronchitis, colds, colic, cough, depression, dermatitis, dyspepsia, fatigue, fever, flatulence, flu, food poisoning, halitosis, headache, hives, hysteria, inflammation, insecticide, liver problems, migraine, muscle pain, nausea, neuralgia, palpitations, rheumatism, ringworm, sinusitis, stomach cramp, stress, toothache, tuberculosis, vertigo
General use: Oil diffusers, potpourri, as a blending ingredient for adding pure essential oil essence to massage oil, perfume, bath oil, bath salt, bath and shower gels, spa treatment oils and creams, soap making, candle making
Contraindications: Non-toxic, non-irritant except in concentration, use in moderation. Do not use while pregnant or on infants. Do not use near eyes. Avoid Peppermint pure essential oil in cardiac fibrillation, epilepsy, and fever. Can be a dermal or mucous membrane irritant in some individuals.
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