– Refreshing & Stimulating –

Aroma: Minty

Blends well with Lavender, Orange, Geranium, Clary sage, Lemon, Eucalyptus, Juniper Berry 

Country of Origin: Austalia

Ingredient: 100% pure essential oil

Handcrafted in small batches in Singapore

How To Use

• Diffuse– For its refreshing scent that stimulates and clears the mind 
• Topical Application (Diluted)– Helps with itch, muscle tension, digestion etc.
• For more information, check out our Care Guide.

Medicinal Uses

• Stimulates the central nervous system and counteracts drowsiness and fatigue by increasing alertness and promoting clear thinking.
• Calms and soothes tense muscles
  • eases painful menstrual cramps,
  • cools hot flashes and fevers,
  • Reduces the inflammation and swelling of muscular aches, pains, sprains, and strains.
• Relieves the itching and swelling of dermatitis and sunburn.
• Also relieves headaches, whether from tension or migraine.
• Clears sinuses and can improve breathing, particularly in asthma and bronchitis.
• Serves as an insect repellent and soothes the itching and swelling of insect bites.
• Helps with digestive system
  • Stimulates the appetite
  • Increases stomach acidity necessary for digestion

Beauty Benefits

• Fights bacterial infection and reduces the oiliness present with acne and blemishes.
• Stimulates circulation and helps enliven dull, dry skin.
• Leaves skin feeling soft and silky.
• Regulates and normalizes oily skin and hair.
• It constricts capillaries and minimizes the redness of broken capillaries and varicose veins.

Emotional Effects

• Cools emotions and dissipates anger, hysteria, and nervousness.
• It energizes and relieves mental fatigue
• Uplifts mood
• Inspires confidence
• Increases alertness and improves concentration
• Stimulates the brain, improves memory, and clarifies thought processes.
• It increases insight and inspires new thoughts and ideas.

Folklore and Herbal Heritage

• In Roman mythology
  • when Pluto professed his love for the nymph Mentha, his wife Persephone, afire with jealousy, crushed Mentha into dust on the ground.
  • Pluto, unable to change her back, transformed her into a peppermint plant and gave her a fresh fragrance so that she would smell sweet whenever stepped upon.
• The ancient Hebrews added peppermint to perfume possibly for its aphrodisiac attributes
• Played a prominent part in Greek and Roman religious rites.
  • For thousands of years, Asians, Egyptians, and Native Americans have soothed digestive difficulties with peppermint and used it to freshen their breath.
• During the eighteenth century
  • Became a well-known medicine throughout Europe and North America. 
  • Relieved such common complaints as colic, gas, headaches, heartburn, and indigestion. 

Other information

• Compact, serrated-edged leaves on short, square stems contrast with the long, spear-like spikes bearing the tiny purple, pink, or white spikes bearing the tiny purple, pink, or white flowers of the peppermint plant.
• Originally, some twenty-five species of peppermint were native to Asia and Europe, but hybridization had reduced this number.
• Now this member of the Lamiaceae family grows commercially in humid regions of Australia, Brazil, China, England, France, Japan, Morocco, Spain, and the United States.
• Botanical name: Mentha piperata
• Extraction method: Steam distillation

Precautions

• Peppermint oil may elevate blood pressure, so you should refrain from using it if you have high blood pressure.
• May irritate sensitive skin.
• Can stimulate menstrual flow and stop the flow of milk, so women who are pregnant or nursing should avoid it.
• Can counteract homeopathic remedies. If you are using both peppermint oil and a homeopathic remedy, allow at least one hour between the two.