10 ml Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint Essential Oil

Latin Name: Mentha piperita  

Plant Part Used: Flowering Herb

Origin: India

Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

Peppermint Essential Oil is traditionally associated with easing a wide range of discomforts, including asthma, colic, fever, flatulence, headaches, nausea, chest congestion, and vertigo. Its naturally high menthol content gives the oil a refreshing, cooling quality that helps combat mental fatigue and low mood, making it both stimulating and uplifting.

Peppermint oil is valued in skincare for soothing sunburn, itchiness, and inflamed skin, and is often used in lotions for its cooling effect. In oral care, it is known to help fight bad breath and support gum health when included in mouthwashes. When used in an oil burner or diffuser, peppermint not only provides therapeutic benefits but also helps repel mosquitoes and other insects.

Native to the Mediterranean, peppermint is now cultivated widely across Europe, America, and Asia. Historical records show its use in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and Japan. According to Greek mythology, the nymph Mentha was transformed into a mint plant by Persephone in a moment of jealousy. Pliny wrote that Greeks and Romans crowned themselves with peppermint during feasts. In England, peppermint has been used medicinally for several centuries.