Essential Oil 50ml - Peppermint

Latin Name: Mentha Piperita

Part of Plant Used: Flowering Herb

Origin: India 

Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

Peppermint Essential Oil is said to be good for such ailments as asthma, colic, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, chest congestion and vertigo. This oil is supposed to be excellent for mental fatigue and depression, refreshing and stimulating with its menthol content. It is good for the skin and is used in lotions to treat sunburn, itching or inflammation of the skin. It helps fight bad breath and gum infections when used in mouthwashes. When used in an oil burner, not only is it therapeutic, but it also keeps mosquitoes and other insects away.

Peppermint is native to the Mediterranean, but is now cultivated in other countries of Europe, America and Asia. Discoveries show that mint has been used since ancient times in Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and Japan. According to Greek myth, a nymph called Mentha was, in a fit of anger, turned into a mint plant by her lover's wife Persephone. According to Pliny, mint was used to crown Greeks and Romans during feasts. It has been used for medicinal purposes in England for the last few centuries.