What is Puressentiel Organic Peppermint Essential Oil used for?
Puressentiel Organic Peppermint Essential Oil 10 ml refreshesand soothes. It easily relieves minor everyday digestive issues and effortlessly banishes headaches and motion sickness. Valuable and easy to use. Its scent refreshes and soothes. It easily takes care of minor daily digestive issues and relieves headaches or motion sickness with ease. Valuable and easy to use!
Key properties: Aids digestion. Pain relief. Anti-nausea. Relieves itching. Mental effects: Promotes concentration and calm.
Main uses:
- Digestive issues—slow digestion, indigestion, acid reflux, gas, nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, bad breath.
- Pain of all kinds—tendinitis, sciatica, rheumatism, headaches, neuralgia.
Peppermint essential oil is known for its refreshing and stimulating effect on the body and mind. Its invigorating minty aroma can help stimulate the senses, increase mental alertness, and improve concentration. It is often used in aromatherapy to create an energizing and invigorating atmosphere.
Peppermint is renowned for its carminative and antispasmodic properties, making it an effective natural remedy for relieving digestive issues such as bloating, abdominal cramps, and indigestion. When applied topically in a diluted form, it can also soothe gastrointestinal discomfort.
Thanks to its high menthol content, Peppermint essential oil has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used in massage to relieve muscle pain, headaches, and tension, as well as to reduce inflammation associated with various conditions.
Peppermint also possesses antimicrobial properties that make it a valuable ally in fighting bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. It can be diffused to purify the air and applied to the skin in diluted form to help treat infectious skin conditions.
Due to its expectorant and decongestant properties, peppermint essential oil is effective in relieving respiratory conditions such as colds, coughs, and nasal congestion. When inhaled or diffused, it can help clear the airways and make breathing easier.
We also offerpeppermint essential oil in capsules from Puressentiel, a laboratory specializing in aromatherapy, at the best price in our online pharmacy.
How should this essential oil be used?
Topical application: Yes ++ (undiluted on a small area; diluted in vegetable oil for repeated applications, on large areas, or if the skin is sensitive).
Diffusion / inhalation: Yes ++
Oral use: Yes ++++
Take a maximum of 2 drops 3 times a day on a neutral Puressentiel tablet (or 1 teaspoon of honey, olive oil, or 1/4 teaspoon of sugar).
Do not use undiluted without a carrier or mixed with water.
As a precaution, do not use on children under 7 years of age, pregnant or breastfeeding women, individuals with a history of convulsive or epileptic disorders, or those allergic to essential oils.
Precautions for Use
- At high doses,menthoneis both stimulating and sedating and can cause hypertension
- May cause headaches, bradycardia, tremors, ataxia, insomnia, bronchial spasms, as well as spasms of the glottis and larynx
- Drug interactions with homeopathic remedies
- Possible allergy to menthol
- Do not diffuse or add to the bath
- Prohibited for infants; may be fatal!
- Contraindicated for pregnant women (abortifacient) or breastfeeding women and for children (risk of bronchospasm)
- For adults only
- Do not combine with cortisone (if monoterpenes exceed 10%)
- Use with caution in cases of gastroesophageal reflux, gallstones, or hepatopancreatic disorders (oral use)
- Drug interactions with essential oils containing more than 10% sesquiterpenes
- Risk of neurotoxicity that may induce epileptic seizures at high doses
- Use with caution in individuals with autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, asthma, the elderly, or those with Parkinson’s disease, as well as in individuals with neurological sensitivity
- Do not use in individuals with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency, as this enzyme is involved in its detoxification (risk of toxicity due to accumulation) – (menthol)
- Contraindicated for internal use
What is its composition?
Mentha x Piperita Essential Oil (Source: Aerial Parts).
Packaging
Available in 10-ml and 30-ml bottles.