Peppermint Oil Uses

Our site reports on the health benefits of Peppermint Oil, featuring products and information that address its therapeutic and healthful peppermint oil uses.  In particular, research suggests that peppermint oil aids in relieving the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).  Peppermint oil is now being used to treat both children and adult IBS suffers.  Studies also show that the majority of IBS sufferers are female.

Additionally, university studies indicate that the scent of peppermint essential oil uses continues to grow, which validates the ever growing field of aromatherapy.  It improves driving alertness – an amazing breakthrough!  If you find yourself becoming drowsy at the wheel, especially on long commutes, you might want to consider buying a Car Scenter Electric Diffuser, which plugs into the cigarette lighter.  All it takes is 2-3 drops of essential oil, and itcould save your life! It is much more effective than cardboard air fresheners, which usually lose their scent quickly, nor are they likely to contain real peppermint essential oil.  So, if you thought that aromatherapy was nothing but a new-age revenue generating scam, scientific studies proves to the contrary!  Have you thought about giving up coffee or other caffeine laced beverages, but are afraid you couldn’t function without that boost?  Well, now you know that there is a safe and beneficial alternative!

If your job keeps you chained to your desk and computer like mine does, saturating the air with peppermint oil helps to keep my fatigue levels down.  Rather than have to reach for a caffeinated beverage, I keep an aromatherapy essential oil diffuser by my desk at work.  I find that an electric diffuser or nebulizer is far more effective than oil warmers.

Rather than skip an indoor workout due to lack of motivation or fatigue, it‘s beneficial to know too that the same arousing properties improve athletic endurance and performance.  As a suggestion, turn on your aromatherapy essential oil diffuser in the room where you do your workout about 30 minutes before you begin your exercises.  This way, when you enter your room, the stimulating aroma will be already circulating.

Some of the natural remedies that peppermint essential oil has been clinically proven to relieve are:

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Stomach spasms and pain
• Nausea
• Indigestion
• Respiratory conditions resulting from cold, flu, and allergies
• Headaches
• Muscle and nerve pain
• Fatigue
• Age-related memory loss

Peppermint Essential Oil has been scientifically proven to:

• Enhance mood
• Improve overall emotional well-being
• Boost work productivity
• Improve athletic performance and endurance
• Enhances the Central Nervous System

Household Pest Control:

• Insect repellent
• Rodent pest control

Cures:

• Head lice

However, before taking this or any other OTC medications or natural remedies, please consult your licensed health care provider.  If you are a pet owner, it is equally important to check with your veterinarian about any adverse effects certain household products may have on your pet. Always, please check the warning label for possible hazardous effects it may have on your dog or cat.

You may find more, in-depth information throughout our website about the latest peppermint essential oil studies – all carefully researched from leading science, health journals and publications, and university websites.

Written by Brenne Meirowitz, B.A.,M.A., M.S.