What it is?
Coming from the wild mint plant, peppermint essential oil benefits include its ability to promote hair growth, as well as acting as an effective pain reliever. Hair loss sometimes occurs due to a lack of blood flow to the hair follicles. Peppermint oil contains menthol, which helps to increase blood circulation. This means not only can you enjoy the unique tingling sensation of peppermint essential oil while you wash your hair, but you may also be helping it to grow longer, thicker and faster. Peppermint oil also works a treat for fast relief of pain due to sinus headaches and migraines. Simply dilute this essential oil with a carrier oil and rub it onto skin to help ease pain, stress, and tension.
Key Benefits
- Scent: Minty and Menthol-like
- Consistency: Thin
- Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
If you are suffering from muscle pain, or pain related to sinus headaches, migraines, or tension, you may benefit from the use of peppermint essential oil. We recommend adding a few drops of peppermint oil to an ounce of carrier oil and rubbing it onto the afflicted area. You can also try adding peppermint oil to hair products or masks to help prevent hair loss and promote growth!
Highlighted Ingredients
- Menthol: Menthol is not only one of the main components of peppermint oil, it also contributes to peppermint essential oil uses and benefits. The cooling properties of menthol make it a key ingredient in soothing ointments and lozenges used to treat pain symptoms. This is because of the analgesic properties that menthol contains.
- Menthone: Menthone varies in color from clear to light yellow, and naturally occurs as a liquid. Common in perfumes, you can also find this component in use for the flavoring of food and beverages. Menthone contributes to peppermint essential oil benefits as early studies indicate that it may potentially be an effective Antidepressant.
- Isomenthone: Isomenthone is a monoterpene that offers a natural minty flavor. It is similar in makeup to menthol and is another common flavoring ingredient, as well as being found in perfumes and cosmetics.
- Limonene: Another monoterpene, limonene is most common in the rinds of citrus fruits. However, you can find it occurring naturally in other essential oils such as peppermint. Limonene is one of the most common terpenes, and it has many reputed benefits. It is a very common flavoring and perfume agent and is in many everyday products including cleaning, cosmetic, and beauty products.
- Pinene: As the name indicates, pinene naturally occurs in pine resin. However, like limonene, you can also find it in other essential oils. Pinene is a natural insecticide and you will commonly see it in products that repel insects.
What else you need to know
10 mL