Peppermint (Mentha piperita) This perennial herb is steam distilled from the whole flowering herb. Ours is grown and distilled by farmers near the Himalayas in northern India. The majority of peppermint essential oil is used in the flavor and toothpaste industries. It is a refreshing oil with energizing and stimulating properties. This dominating top note has an herbally, menthol aroma with sweet undertones. It blends well with rosemary, lavender, and tea tree.
Peppermint’s antispasmodic effect calms nausea and helps prevent gas and bloating after a heavy meal. Peppermint is often combined with caraway to help indigestion.
Peppermint is a first herb of choice for treatment of colds and flu because it acts to relieve multiple symptoms at once.
Peppermint Essential Oil can treat multiple symptoms of colds and flu such as congestion,headaches and muscle aches, nausea and fever. Drink a hot cup of peppermint tea, diffuse the essential oil in the sick room to ease the breath and kill germs, and use the oil in chest and throat massages.
Be very careful with the powerful peppermint essential oil and do not ingest it. Even when using it topically, dilute, and be careful since it can cause skin irritation. Also avoid using the essential oil during pregnancy and with babies and children.
Peppermint essential oil is one of the “basic necessities’ for a first aid kit. It is one of the oils often recommended for easing migraines, nausea, skin irriation and much more.
Quality of Essential Oils Our 100% pure essential oils are highly concentrated botanical oils and are never adulterated. All of our oils are validated by GC-MS (Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) and FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) to positively identify the oil. Most importantly, each oil gets inspected by organoleptic methods. The primary organoleptic indicator of quality for essential oils is olfactory evaluation or smell by someone trained in aromatherapy. The oils are also physically inspected for color, clarity, and viscosity. We source our essential oils by quality, not price, to ensure the best grade for aroma therapeutic use.
Full Disclosure We want to supply consumers with all the information available regarding our essential oils. All of our labels list the latin/botanical name of the plant, extraction method, plant part used for extraction, country of origin and cultivation method.
Extraction Methods of essential oils can be a good indication of quality. We choose essential oils that are steam distilled and cold pressed to ensure purity and avoid any unnecessary processing chemicals.
-Steam Distillation During the process, the plant material is heated with water which produces a steam that contains the volatile oils from the plant. The steam is then cooled, which condenses the oil, and it is separated from the water and collected.
-Cold Pressing For citrus essential oils, the peel of the fruit is separated from the fruit, and the fruit is processed for juice. The peel is cold pressed, meaning no heat is used to ensure that the properties, including scent, are preserved during processing.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent any disease.
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