Uses For Peppermint Essential Oil
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Uses For Peppermint Essential Oil:
- To Wake Up: Probably the most frequent way that I use peppermint is in my morning routine. I apply it to the back of my neck and to my temples to wake me up! It is refreshing and exhilarating!
- Occasional Stress Relief: Provides nervous system support during times of stress
- Mental Clarity: Diffuse or rub a drop under your nose to help concentration, mental focus, and motivation
- Digestive Support: Add one drop to your water to support gastrointestinal system comfort, or add to a carrier oil and massage onto your abdomen
- Occasional Muscle Tension: Use with a carrier oil* and include in a massage for a cooling sensation and muscle tension relief
- Flatulence: Massage onto your abdomen. Maintains efficiency of the digestive tract
- Exercise: May support performance during exercise
- Dry Scalp: Add some to your shampoo to help fight flakes
- Pest Control: Leave a peppermint soaked cotton ball where you have ant problems, they do not like peppermint
- Baking: I use peppermint essential oil in many chocolate dessert recipes, especially fudge!
- Soothing Lip Balm: I make a cooling lip balm that I LOVE. You can find the recipe HERE.
*Note: to mix the oil with a carrier oil mix 2 parts carrier oil with 1 part essential oil. We commonly use this oil as a carrier oil.
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How do you use Peppermint Essential Oil? I would love to hear about it in the comments below!
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