What ingredients are in peppermint essential oil?
What kind of effects does it have and how can it be used?
What should I be careful about when using it?
Introducing peppermint essential oil that can answer such questions.
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Ingredients of peppermint essential oil
Expected effects of peppermint essential oil
Main uses of peppermint essential oil
Ingredients of peppermint essential oil
Scientific name: Menntha×piperita
Parts from which essential oil is extracted: Whole plant (excluding roots)
Main ingredients
monoterpene alcohols
l-menthol 30~50%
Ketones
l-menthone 15~30%%
oxides
1’8 Cineole ~10%
Esters
Menthyl acetate ~10%
Expected effects of peppermint essential oil
mentally
・Nervous tonic effect
physical aspect
・Analgesic effect
・Blood pressure regulating effect
・Bile secretion/promoting effect
・Stomach-healthy effect
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contraindications
・Do not use on infants under 3 years old.
-Do not use on pregnant women, nursing women, patients with weak nervous systems, or epilepsy patients.
・Do not use extensively.
Note
・Use at low concentrations for children over 3 years old. However, avoid long-term use.
Main uses of peppermint essential oil
Because it has an analgesic effect, it can be diluted with vegetable oil etc. when the muscles are sore after sports.
It is suitable for use.
It also has a good effect on the liver and stomach.
Around the stomach and liver after eating or drinking too much
It is also recommended to apply a diluted version.
In the summer, like peppermint, it also has the effect of lowering the perceived temperature.
Spray it on your body for a cooling sensation.
This causes your body temperature to drop.
Also, smelling the scent may help improve motion sickness.
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