Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Consistently one of dōTERRA’s best sellers, Peppermint is always a useful oil to have on hand. Peppermint adds a refreshing, minty taste to desserts, beverages, smoothies, and even savoury dishes. A high menthol content – like that found in the dōTERRA Peppermint essential oil – distinguishes the best quality Peppermint oil from other products. Peppermint is also frequently used in toothpaste and chewing gum for oral care.
Peppermint
Mentha piperita
Primary Benefits
- Refreshing and powerful flavour addition to smoothies, cakes and desserts
A Minty Refreshment
Uses
- Try adding one drop of Peppermint oil to your morning smoothie to start your day feeling more refreshed than ever.
- When the summer heat seems to overwhelm you, add one drop of Peppermint oil and a cut fruit like strawberries or limes to a glass of water for a deliciously infused beverage.
- Mix a drop of Peppermint oil with a drop of Lemon essential oil in water for refreshing mouth rinse.
Directions for Use
Cautions
Only use diluted. Take no more than one drop per day. Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Keep out of eyes, inner ears, face, sensitive areas, and mucosa.
Peppermint
Complete Essentials
This Kit Contains
15 ml bottles of Peppermint, Lemon, & Lavender
Recommended Products
Sourcing
Why Oregon, USA?
Different climates and soils impact the chemical profile of the peppermint plant. The Pacific Northwest is an ideal climate for growing peppermint because of the high and consistent amounts of rainfall each year. This contributes to a high menthol content, which gives peppermint its minty aroma and flavour.
How Does it Work?
Peppermint, a hybrid of watermint and spearmint, is a perennial plant. The essential oil comes from the aerial parts of the plant (everything above the ground). When peppermint is ready to harvest, it is cut down to the ground, then left in the field for a few days to dry. It is then chopped up before distillation. About one pound of peppermint leaves produces one 15 ml bottle. During autumn, the material left over from distillation is used as mulch.
doTERRA Sourcing Principles
Alongside doTERRA’s efforts to source the highest quality essential oils, there is also a commitment to make a positive difference in the lives of farmers, harvesters, distillers, and their communities. doTERRA's mutually beneficial sourcing principles are a key element of the company's mission and core values. Some are as follows:
- Generating Jobs Reducing poverty by creating and sustaining jobs.
- Fair, On-Time Payments Consistent, fair payments to producers, including prepayments.
- Building Supplier Capacity Supporting farmers, producers and distillers through training and financial support.
- Sustaining Long-term Partnerships Multi-year contracts with growers and distillers based on solidarity and respect.
What's in your bottle?
You will find your Quality ID on the bottom of doTERRA single essential oil bottles purchased after May 2016. The Quality ID will contain a series of six or seven numbers and one letter.
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