PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL - Australia

Mentha piperita  Grown on Yorta Yorta land, Australia

Peppermint Oil has a fresh, sharp, menthol aroma with a sweet smelling undertone.

Process: Steam Distilled Essential Oil

Plant Part: Leaves

Note: Top Note

Aroma Families: Green, Minty, Herbal

Aroma: Fresh, green, cooling, penetrating, and minty but with a distinctive grass-like undertone rather than the Peppermint-candy sweetness in the undertone of our other Peppermint oils.

Blends With:

Cedarwood, Clove, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Grapefruit, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Lemon, Pine, Rosemary, Oregano, Marjoram & Tea Tree.

Generally used at low concentrations to provide “lift” to perfume formulas.*1

Benefits:

Cooling & refreshing, then gently warming. Uplifting, energising, stimulating, analgesic properties make it great to treat tension headaches. 

Recommended Use:

Deodorants; in antiseptic products; jet-lag, tummy & nausea blends; cold & flu blends; in insect repellants; in headache blends; massage blends; inhalations; 

Care Instructions:

Not recommended for ingestion.

Information on the traditional uses and properties are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before use.

Easy Recipe:

Refreshing Blend

Equipment:

Diffuser

Ingredients:

2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

2 drops Pine Essential Oil

1 drop Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Method:

Add water and essential oils to the diffuser, sit back & breathe in deeply.

Reference:

1. Arctander, Steffen. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, 1960, p. 516.