Peppermint Essential Oil - USA (Mentha Piperita)

Our Peppermint Essential Oil is steam distilled from the aerial parts of Mentha piperita grown in the Willamette Valley, USA. It is light yellow to clear, with a thin consistency. The aroma is fresh, minty, hot and herbaceous, and in a blend it is a top note.

Menthol is the main compound in peppermint, and it has a strong pain-relieving effect. Diluted in a carrier oil and massaged in, peppermint helps ease muscle cramps, sore joints and headaches. Our massage oil for aching muscles pairs it with Yarrow and Lemon Eucalyptus in Pomegranate Seed Oil.

Peppermint is commonly used in aromatherapy to open up stuffy or tight airways, and it is a real help with allergies and blocked sinuses. On a stuffy day, add 5 drops to a pot of steaming water, put a towel over your head and breathe in the steam slowly. Keep your eyes closed while you breathe it in.

Its scent lifts the mood, too. Peppermint helps ease anxiety and negative feelings and leaves you in a steadier, more positive frame of mind. Diffuse it on its own, or with Ginger, Valerian Root and Cinnamon Bark. For an unsettled tummy, massage a blend of Peppermint, Roman Chamomile and Schisandra in Argan Oil onto your belly. That blend uses just 4 drops of Peppermint in an ounce of Argan Oil.

This batch is led by menthol at 47.22%, followed by menthone at 19.88%, 1,8-cineole at 5.08% and menthyl acetate at 4.98%. If you like minty oils, we also carry Spearmint from the USA and an organic Peppermint hydrosol.