Peppermint essential oil is one of the most versatile essential oils
available. I carry my bottle with me everywhere I go. It's always in my
purse when I am doing errands, working, traveling or at home.
I run into so many instances where I can use and share this wonderful essential oil.
Peppermint
essential oil is incredibly powerful. Just one drop equals 28 cups of
peppermint tea! Knowing this fact, you can appreciate how effective the
oil can be when using it for the therapeutic applications listed below.
Also, my suggestions below are for an AFNOR/ISO certified therapeutic grade
peppermint essential oil, such as Young Living's essential oils. Any
other grade of essential oil will not produce desired results. But as I
always say, be sure to know the growing, distillation and packaging
methods of your essential oil supplier before purchasing essential oils.
The top 10 best uses for peppermint essential oil are:
(and in no particular order)
1. Soothe your digestive discomforts like nausea, diarrhea and indigestion:
Rub
1 or 2 drops on your stomach. Or, put one drop under your tongue or in a
cup of water. It will relax the muscles of the stomach and intestines,
helping you feel better, fast.
Actually, this is how I got
involved with essential oils. My friend gave me a couple of drops of
peppermint oil to put on my stomach when I was feeling nauseous. Three
minutes later my belly felt completely normal. I was sold! And have been
an avid essential oil user ever since.
2. Lower your fever:
Rub
3 drops of peppermint essential oil on the bottoms of your feet. It
will penetrate the pores of your feet and enter your bloodstream within
minutes, working to cool your body and lower your fever.
This
method for reducing fevers is especially beneficial in children. If your
child is under 2, dilute the peppermint in an organic olive oil before
applying it to their skin. I recommend diluting 1 drop of peppermint to 1
drop of organic olive oil.
3. Clear your stuffy nose:
Be very careful not to get it into your
eyes! It will burn and make your eyes water! But if this happens,
relieve the burning sensation by dabbing some organic olive oil in and
around your eye. Olive oil is safe to use in your eyes to reduce the
burning. Or you can just wait it out! The burning only lasts a minute or
so.
4. Freshen your breath:
Use a smidge
of peppermint essential oil on your tongue. You don't need much! It will
kill the bad breath bacteria and make your breath smell minty-fresh!
Using it as a breath freshener is a great replacement for chewing sugary gum or sucking on mints. Better for your teeth, too!
5. Cool you off from a hot flash or heat exhaustion: