Organic Peppermint Essential Oil ~
( Mentha piperita )

Premium Quality Organic Peppermint Pure Essential Oil,
Steam Distilled Flowering tops, Australia Aromas: Fresh, minty, sweet
Chemical Families: Monoterpenol, Alcohol

Keywords: FOCUS SUPPORT & ANALGESIC PAIN RELIEF
A basic necessity for your personal first aid kit Peppermint essential oil is a fluid, colorless oil with a distinctly penetrating scent. Peppermint oil acts as a regulator and has a relaxing or invigorating effect depending on the circumstance for which you are using it. Did you know that Peppermint oil provides almost instant relief for nausea and indigestion!

Peppermint oil is better than coffee as a stimulant, and great for keeping alert! Most notably Peppermint aids your ability to focus and sustain your attention. When concentration is needed you can rely on Peppermint.

Essential Oils in the News - Research was released on the influence of aromas on drivers and reported on CBS News. Researchers reported findings that the smell of cinnamon or peppermint oil can relax drivers' tension and relieve driver fatigue while increasing alertness. Peppermint oil was also linked to minimizing driving frustration. "Periodic administration of these odors over long-term driving may prove beneficial in maintaining alertness and decreasing highway accidents and fatalities," the researchers reported.

Peppermint essential oil helps to stimulate and strengthen your inner will forces to find meaning and purpose in life and to achieve your goals! Use Peppermint oil when you are in the planning stages of an important project, or need to find motivation to follow through and act on your important decisions and take action.

Peppermint oil is also good for memory retention, use it alone or in a blend when completing a work project, homework assignment or studying for an exam! Known to clear brain fog when you feel low energy and fatigued Peppermint will perk you up and get you going fast!

A nervine research has shown Peppermint pure essential oil to be effective for relieving Migraine headache! Also helpful for tension headaches when resulting from weak or poor digestive forces, congestion or sluggish circulation. Peppermint oil is an excellent Liver tonic!

Peppermint oil's antiemetic properties make it useful for preventing and treating motion sickness, and relieving symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

ENERGY SECRET: Peppermint essential oil's powerful astringent action protects you from picking up 'Bad Vibes!' For those of you who are especially sensitive and prone to absorbing environmental psychic toxins I'd like to share with you an Aroma Tip that will act to protect you from picking up and inadvertently passing-on 'Bad Vibes.'

AROMA TIP: Peppermint oil has been used for generations by energy medicine healers to cleanse negative vibrations. You can use pure Peppermint essential oil in dilution as a perfume or body mist for protection from picking up 'Bad Vibes,' or as a general all-purpose cleaner in your home. Use Peppermint oil as a wash to clean your walls, doors and floors. Pay especial attention to corners and thresholds.

Remember to flush your cleaning waters afterward to completely release the negative energies from your home. To keep the atmosphere of your home fresh and clear of 'Bad Vibes' after cleansing use an aromatic room spray made of Peppermint oil diluted in pure water.

Peppermint oil is a good blood cleanser; its antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties make it an effective first aid treatment for your cuts and scrapes, or to prevent the spread of infection.

Peppermint will relieve your congested sinus cavities; inhale its delightfully invigorating scent for immediate relief.

One of the most powerful vasoconstrictors in aromatherapy Peppermint oil is excellent for cooling hot conditions like hot flash, tired and achy legs, hands and feet.

Peppermint is helpful for relieving inflammatory conditions. Use it for treating acne, swollen gums, mouth thrush, or ulcers and toothache.

A powerful analgesic pain reliever use Peppermint oil to relieve your sore and achy muscles and joints. Soak your tired feet in a foot bath with Peppermint to relieve your swollen ankles and feet. Its anti-viral action and pain relieving ability make Peppermint especially helpful for treating shingles outbreaks.

FOOT SOAK DIRECTIONS: Disperse one or two drops of Peppermint oil in a warm basin of water by blending first with a teaspoon of honey or jojoba oil and then thoroughly mix into your foot bath. Soak for 10 minutes time or until waters begin to cool.

Peppermint may ease a variety of skin irritations and instantly relieve itching from poison oak and poison ivy.

SKIN OINTMENT DIRECTIONS: Add a drop or two of Peppermint oil to your favorite anti-itch lotion or ointment for soothing Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, or when treating insect bites and stings.

KEEP ANTS AWAY: Peppermint oil is also excellent for keeping Ants at bay, and out of your kitchen!

Use Peppermint oil for food flavoring.

FOOD FLAVORING DIRECTIONS: Add a drop of Peppermint oil in a teaspoon of honey and stir into your favorite hot or cold drink to enjoy a refreshing break in your day!

According to Ayurvedic Medicine, an ancient system of healing practiced in India, Aromatherapy is used to send specific signals through the olfactory nerve to balance the three doshas, or bodymind types, Vata, Pitta and Kapha. In Ayurveda Peppermint essential oil is used to balance excess conditions of Pitta. Conditions of Pitta imbalance are High Blood Pressure, ulcers, indigestion, hot flash, headache, anger, frustration and feeling upset. Peppermint serves to settle the mind and emotions to soothe and calm excess Pitta conditions.

PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL Properties, Actions & Effects

Analgesic (use topically) - pain reliever
Anti-carrhal - helps remove excess phlegm, reduces inflamed mucous membranes
Anti-infectious - counteracts infection
Anti-inflammatory - controls, alleviates inflammation resulting from injury or infection
Antiemetic - reduces incidence and severity of nausea and vomiting
Anti-pyretic - fever reducer
Antiseptic - prevents, halts infection
Antispasmodic - calms nervous and muscular spasms, for colic, pain, indigestion
Anti-viral - preventing, inhibiting viral activity, good for shingles
Digestive aid - promotes digestion
Expectorant - promotes removal of mucous from respiratory system
Nervine - strengthens, tones nerves and nervous system
Uterine stimulant - promotes uterine action, stimulates birthing contractions, menses

BLEND WITH: Lemon, Spearmint, Lemon Myrtle & Lemongrass

CAUTIONS: Peppermint cools by constricting your blood capillaries therefore please use in extremely weak dilutions. One or two drops in a dispersant and added to your bath water is sufficient for experiencing beneficial results. Research indicates that Peppermint Oil may aggravate GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease), a type of heart burn. Due to its strong cooling action Peppermint should not be used by children under 2 1/2 years of age.