Essential Oil – Peppermint Oil – 10ml

£2.40

Peppermint Oil is said to be good for ailments like asthma, colic, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, chest congestion and vertigo.

It helps fight bad breath and gum infections when used in mouthwashes.

And … when used in an oil burner, it can help keep away mosquitoes and other insects.

Peppermint is native to the Mediterranean but is now grown in other countries in Europe, America, and Asia, and it has been shown that peppermint has been used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and Japan.

Latin Name: Mentha Piperita.
Part Of Plant Used: Flowering Herb.
Source: India.
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation.
Wikipedia Link: Peppermint

Peppermint is native to the Mediterranean but is now grown in other countries in Europe, America, and Asia. Discoveries have shown that peppermint has been used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and Japan, and according to Greek myth, a nymph called Mentha was turned, in a fit of anger, into a mint plant by her lover’s wife Persephone.

According to Pliny, a Roman author and naturalist, peppermint was used to crown the Greeks and Romans during feasts.

Uses:

Peppermint Oil is supposed to be excellent for tiredness and mental fatigue … refreshing and stimulating because of its menthol content.

It is used in lotions to treat sunburn, itchiness or inflamed skin.

Peppermint Oil has been used medicinally in England for at least the last few centuries.