What is peppermint oil?
Peppermint oil is extracted from the peppermint plant, which grows throughout Europe and North America.1 The plant, which is classed as being a herb, is a mix between two types of mint – water mint and spearmint.
Both the leaves and the natural oil from the peppermint plant are used for beneficial purposes. The natural oil, where peppermint essential oil originates from, comes from both the flowers and leaves. The entire peppermint plant contains menthol, which provides a cooling sensation and can help alleviate discomfort.
It also has has cleansing, purifying and refreshing properties.2 These days, peppermint is used for all sorts of different purposes and is available in all sorts of different forms, such as tablets, essential oil, tinctures and tea.
What does peppermint oil do?
Peppermint oil can be used in so many ways. It can be applied topically to the skin, but make sure you dilute it first with a carrier oil, such as jojoba oil. You can pop some in a diffuser and breathe in the refreshingly minty scent all around you.
You can gently inhale it and you can drink peppermint tea. You can also bathe in it, either on its own or combined with other complementary essential oils, such as lavender and geranium
Peppermint oil dosage
Peppermint is usually safe for adults when used according to provided instructions, but it shouldn’t be used by children under four-years-old or women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
For digestive discomfort, take peppermint in capsule form or as a tea. Read the label carefully for instructions. It’s generally recommended that adults can take between 0.2 to 0.4ml of peppermint oil in capsule form up to three times a day.
For headache relief, apply 10% of peppermint essential oil diluted with a carrier oil, such as almond oil, sparingly to the skin.
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Post time: May-17-2025