Peppermint Essential Oil

Let me start by letting you know that I'm not trying to sell you anything.

I needed a place to send inquiring minds. I've decided to try out Essential Oils and all my friends have a million questions. This seems like the easiest way to address most of them.

It all started a few years ago when I bought an aromatherapy roll-on to help with headaches & stress.

After doing lots of research I decided that my first Essential Oil purchase would be Peppermint because it had the most benefits to me:

Headaches:
Simply inhale the straight from the bottle or massage it onto your temples and forehead. (I've timed it. It clears my headache within 10 minutes!)

Morning/Afternoon Pick Me Up:
Inhale, apply to temples/neck, or put a drop in water/tea. Apply to neck & shoulders to keep energy up. (I put the bottle on my nightstand and inhale it before getting out of bed. I also keep the bottle in my purse for pick me ups at work during the boring afternoon hours.)

Curb Appetite:
Diffuse or inhale. Add to herbal tea to minimize sugar cravings. (I'm very anxious to test out these claims!)

Congestion:
Inhale/diffuse. Apply topically or gargle in warm salty water for throat congestion. (I had a client massage it into the back of my neck when I was really sick with a cold a few weeks ago. Within minutes I could feel the phlegm breaking up. It clears sinuses like a miracle worker!)

Heartburn/Indigestion:
Ingest or massage onto chest/abdomen. (I have really bad issues with acid and am ready to kick the Tums and Zantac.)

Muscle Cramps:
Massage directly onto muscles. 

Spiders:
Yep. They don't like peppermint. I'm going to put 10 drops in 8 oz of water and spray my house down! I will also put a few drops on cotton balls to put in hidden places like behind the toilet and under my couch. 

Aromatherapy:
PMS, concentration, anxiety, stress, depression & mental fatigue.


Those of you who know me, know how I feel about medicine. Both prescription and over the counter. I want to cut all of it out of my life. Peppermint Essential Oil can be used in the place of Pepto-Bismol, Imodium-AD, Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Prilosec, Zantac, Tylenol, Motrin, Beano, Gas-X and Midol. 

This is a very small list of what Peppermint Essential Oil can do. I only provided why I chose it. I encourage you to do research. 

One thing I do want to advise is to not go buy a random oil. It is very important that you get 100% Pure, Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oil. I did my research and decided on Young Living. It is one of the top brands. There are a few top brands, but there are hundreds of brands you do not want to end up with for a long list of reasons.

Do your research, I cannot stress this enough. 

I'd love to hear from anyone who is an Essential Oil user!