35 Uses for Peppermint Essential Oil

1.  Use 1 drop of Peppermint oil in a mug of hot water instead of tea. 1 drop equals 24 bags of peppermint tea!
2.  Inhale Peppermint oil or from the palms of your hands to help with nausea.
3. Rub 1-2 drops of Peppermint oil on tummy to help with stomachache.
4.  Mix  3-4 drops of Peppermint  with water in a spray bottle and spray the back of your neck while working outside for a great cooling effect.
5.  Leave your aspirin at home.  Peppermint helps with headaches and migraines!
6.  Pain from bumps can be alleviated with a drop of Peppermint.
7. #Bumped your leg? A drop or two of Peppermint oil can keep bruises at bay.
8. Mom’s add a drop or two of Peppermint oil to your child’s shampoo and protect them from lice!
9.  Dandruff? Use some Peppermint on your scalp!
10. Sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, cold and cough can be treated with peppermint.
11.  Use Peppermint oil instead of breath freshener before you kiss your hubby!
12. A drop or two of Peppermint oil on a cold wet cloth used over the eyes can help reduce your stress level.
13.  Use Peppermint on cotton balls to deter mice.
14. Spray Peppermint mixed with water to prevent ants and beetles.
15. Spray diluted Peppermint on your clothing to deter Mosquitoes!
16. Use Peppermint diluted on the skin to reduce itching from hives.
17. Need to concentrate? Inhale Peppermint oil from your palms or use a diffuser! Great for classrooms!
18.  Pain from arthritis? Use a drop of Peppermint on those aching joints.
19. Keep Peppermint oil in the car on your commute to stay alert. Add a drop to a napkin, and place in the a/c vent.
20.  Use Peppermint Oil on your scalp to help regulate the PH to combat both dry scalp and oily hair!
21.  I put I few drops around the garage door and back door to eradicate the shrews here in Alaska.  - Gayle
22. Snoring problems?? A friend of mine puts a drop of peppermint in an 8 oz. glass of water every night for her husband who snores LOUDLY. He drinks a couple of swallows just before bed time and it works like a charm. When she occasionally forgets to do this, those are the nights he snores like a bear
23. I have had several occasions when ants thought that a place in my home was a wonderful place to move into. I simply watch and determine where their entry point into the house is and put a few drops of peppermint oil around the area where they are coming in. Apparently ants really dislike peppermint oil because they abruptly stop coming in and don’t return. I very seldom have to do repeat applications for the same spot. Works like a charm and the ants stay outdoors where they belong.
24. Helps with inflammation and pain from carpel tunnel.
25. Teachers, diffuse in classroom during tests to help students attention span and concentration.
26. Mix Peppermint and Lavender to deter mosquitoes from babies and small children
27. Woke up this morning with a junk food hang over, rubbed pepperment oil around my naval for my upset stomach and above my eyebrow for my headache….I’m feeling much better now. – Sandy
28. Woke up with a terrible crick in my neck this morning. I have 6 horses to massage today and that’s no time for me to be sore! Rubbed some peppermint oil directly on the crick and further down where the muscles were sore about 10 minutes ago and it’s already relaxed! – Lisa
29. Use in a compress for  hemorrhoids.
30. A drop of peppermint oil on the jawline used after tooth extraction helps with pain and swelling.
31. Massage 2-3 drops onto the chest or drop into a humidifier to clear sinus and lung congestion and support normal breathing
32. Massage several drops on your abdomen, place a drop on the tip of the tongue or wrists, or inhale to soothe motion sickness or general nausea
33. Research by Alan Hirsch, MD, shows that inhaling peppermint essential oil helps trigger a sense of fullness. Inhale 5-10 times a day to curb appetite
34. Rub a drop or two of peppermint into legs for restless leg syndrome.
35. Peppermint oil can help reduce fungal infections

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