Peppermint Essential Oil

**Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita) distilled leaf oil**

SKU: ANS_EO_Peppermint Categories: Essential Oils, Pure Essential Oils

Common name	*Peppermint*
Botanical name	*Mentha piperita*
Method of Extraction	*Steam distilled*
Plant Part	*leaves*
Country of Origin	*Australia*
Note	*Top-Middle*
Appearance	*pale yellow to greenish mobile liquid*
Aroma	*strong penetrating fresh grassy-minty camphoraceous aroma*
Major Constituents	*menthol, menthone, 1,8-cineole, menthofuran, limonene, β-pinene, germacrene D*
Properties	*refreshing, mental stimulant, skin tonic, cooling*
Traditional Uses	*mental fatigue, concentration, colds and flu, headaches, digestive disorders, skin irritations.*
Blends well with	*eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, marjoram, rosemary, spearmint*
Cautions	*should not be used near the face of infants or children as may cause breathing problems. (Tisserand & Young 2014)*

Peppermint is a perennial herb with a strong piercing menthol aroma. It was used in ancient Egypt as well as in China and Japan.

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