What is LCA Organic Peppermint Essential Oil used for?
A hybrid of water mint and spearmint, it is a perennial plant with a long, creeping rhizome. This herbaceous perennial thrives in cool, loamy soil. Peppermint has a square stem 30 to 90 cm tall, slightly tinged with purplish red, bearing oval, pointed, opposite leaves of a beautiful green color. Its mauve flowers appear in short, dense spikes at the tops of the stems.
LCA Peppermint essential oil can be used for:
- Digestive and pancreatic tonic
- Bloating, flatulence, bad breath, heartburn, vomiting, sluggish digestion
- Migraine pain
- Physical and mental fatigue
Peppermint essential oil has many benefits, such as:
- Local analgesic ( menthol): relieves pain through a “cooling effect,” helping to alleviate muscle pain, bruises, neuralgia, and headaches.
- Tonic and stimulant (menthol): hypertensive, it stimulates the heart muscle through its cardiotonic action. It is also neurotonic, thereby improving alertness and concentration.
- Antibacterial ( menthol): an effective bactericide against the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus (which causes lung diseases), and E. coli (which causes digestive and urinary tract infections).
- Antiviral ( menthol): a powerful antiviral. It specifically destroys the viruses responsible for herpes.
- Antifungal ( menthol): effective against fungi that cause lung infections, skin infections, and candidiasis (oropharynx, digestive tract, vaginal flora).
- Antiparasitic ( menthol): an intestinal antiparasitic that acts primarily against shigellosis, an acute gastroenteritis.
Organic peppermint essential oil has numerous pharmacological properties that are beneficial to health:
- Stimulating and Tonic: Peppermint essential oil is known for its stimulating and invigorating effect on the nervous system, helping to combat mental and physical fatigue.
- Antispasmodic: Thanks to its high menthol content, this essential oil is effective in relieving muscle spasms, abdominal cramps, and digestive pain.
- Analgesic: Peppermint essential oil is renowned for its analgesic action, providing rapid relief from headaches, migraines, and muscle and joint pain.
- Antibacterial and Antifungal: Peppermint has antibacterial and antifungal properties that make it a valuable ally in fighting skin and respiratory infections.
We also offerRavintsara essential oil from LCA, a laboratory specializing in aromatherapy, at the best price in our online pharmacy.
How should this essential oil be used?
It can be used topically,
- topically
- oral
- inhalation
- diffusion
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Precautions for Use
- Irritating, with a powerful cooling effect: dilute to a maximum of 30% for topical application.
- Never use peppermint essential oil in the bath.
- Not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women, people with epilepsy, the elderly, or children under 6 years of age.
- STRICTLY PROHIBITED FOR INFANTS UNDER 30 MONTHS OF AGE (toxicity from local contact: laryngeal or nasal reflex that may cause respiratory arrest).
- Narcotic at high doses.
- Do not use for prolonged periods without consulting an aromatherapist.
- Avoid contact with the eyes; do not apply too close to the eyes.
- When diffused, use only when diluted (15% max) in milder essential oils, and for a limited time.
- Keep out of reach of children.
What is its composition?
Botanical name: Mentha piperita
Part of the plant used: aerial parts
Extraction method: Complete steam distillation
Main components:
- Menthol (30.00 to 57.00%)
- Menthone (11.00 to 36.00%)
- Isomenthol (1.00 to 10.00%)
- Neomenthol (≤ 8.00%)
- 1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol) (2.00 to 8.00%)
- Menthyl acetate (2.00 to 8.00%)
100% pure chemotyped essential oil (free of other related essential oils), 100% whole (undiluted, undeterpenated, unrectified…), 100% natural (not denatured with synthetic molecules)
LCA Organic Peppermint Essential Oil
10 ml bottle.
Some ideas for using LCA Organic Peppermint Essential Oil:
- Combine with ravintsara essential oil to help fight viruses.
- With annual tansy essential oil for an anti-itching effect .
- With cinnamon bark essential oil for a general stimulating effect .