Peppermint Essential Oil Home Remedies

Peppermint Oil is undoubtedly one of the most versatile and powerful natural ingredients on the market. It boasts a wealth of attributes that can be used to promote healthy living and general wellness in a variety of situations.

Several home remedies utilise Peppermint Essential Oils. Here are just five of the best ways to use it for enhanced wellbeing.

#1. Pain relief

When suffering from joint pain and sore achy muscle issues. Mix a few drops of peppermint essential oil with lavender oil and a base oil before applying the remedy to the affected area. Peppermint contains menthol, which has a cooling effect on sore, achy muscles. It also has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.

#2. Sinus clearance

Whether suffering from flu-like symptoms or you can feel your sinuses getting blocked. Inhaling the fumes from a mixture of boiling water and peppermint essential oils will open the airways. It can have similarly beneficial results for sore throats.

#3. Toothache relief

Aside from soothing the affected area of oral pain, this amazing oil works as a great disinfectant. Simply use a cotton swab to dab a few drops of the oil onto the area, and you should notice a drastic improvement. It also helps fight bad breath and gum infections when used in mouthwashes.

#4. Stop itching

Peppermint essential oil can be applied to the skin directly, when diluted with a carrier oil, to ease skin pain and discomfort. However, it is particularly good at removing the itchiness following an insect bite or similar source of annoyance. Peppermint oil also has hair benefits as it’s great for itchy scalps.

#5. Cleaning the Home

There are countless uses for peppermint oil around the home. Peppermint oil has many applications including pest deterrent, surface cleaner and air freshener. It is a prized essential oil for its use as an antiseptic because it helps reduce bacteria, fungus and microorganisms.

For a great toilet cleaner, mix baking soda, peppermint oil and a little water together to form a paste. Just scrub your toilet bowl with the paste and you will have a clean, fresh toilet.

When used in an oil burner it is not only therapeutic it also keeps away mosquitoes and other insects!

Peppermint essential oil is said to be good for mental fatigue and depression, it is refreshing and stimulating with its menthol content. Add a few drops to your oil burner to enjoy this mood boosting oil.

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