Uses:
The oil of digestion, Peppermint eases the tummy. It cleanses a sick room, is cooling to breathe and heating to apply. Eases travel discomfort, exhaustion and fatigue. A powerful addition to body-care products, dentifrice, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, flavor and fragrance. Skin irritant. Dilute before use.

Directions:
Use in oil burner: add a few drops to water. Mix with water for use as hydrosol.

Possible skin irritant; Test on small area of skin and dilute if necessary, before use.

NOT TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY

Botanical Name:
Mentha x piperita (after the goddess Mentha and pepper scented)

Oil Characteristics:
A colorless, clear, non-viscous and water-like oil. The scent is typical and eponymous mint, with herbaceous notes and fruity and spicy back notes. It has a very intense odor (8 on a scale of 1-10). Cooling menthol taste.

Chemical Characteristics:
43.73% menthol 20.38% menthone 2.57% menthyl acetate 5.27% cineol .7% a-pinene .94% b-Pinene .42% sabinene .23% myrcene .44% cis-alpha terpinene 1.99% limonene .50% cis-beta ocimene .87% trans-alpha terpinene .17% Gamma Terpinene .27% 3-octanol .60% sabinene hydrate 2.78 menthofuran 2.73 iso-menthone .49% beta-bourbonene .25 linalool 2.88 neo-menthol 1.54 caryophyiiene + terpinene-4-ol .10% pulegone 1.77 iso-menthol 1.68 germacrene-D. Chemical profile depends on time of harvest. Oil is high in menthol after flowering. Pulegone abundant during flowering.

Chemical Profile:
43.73% menthol 20.38% menthone 2.57% menthyl acetate 5.27% cineol .7% a-pinene .94% b-Pinene .42% sabinene .23% myrcene .44% cis-alpha terpinene 1.99% limonene .50% cis-beta ocimene .87% trans-alpha terpinene .17% Gamma Terpinene .27% 3-octanol .60% sabinene hydrate 2.78 menthofuran 2.73 iso-menthone .49% beta-bourbonene .25 linalool 2.88 neo-menthol 1.54 caryophyiiene + terpinene-4-ol .10% pulegone 1.77 iso-menthol 1.68 germacrene-D. Chemical profile depends on time of harvest. Oil is high in menthol after flowering. Pulegone abundant during flowering.

Physical Properties:
Specific Gravity - 0.898 Refractive Index - 1.461 Optical Rotation - -24.6°

Production Method:
Steam Distillation - Leaves & Tops

Warnings:
Caution should be taken when using Essential Oils. Do not use any oils without consultation from a qualified aroma therapy practitioner. All Essential Oils should be kept out of the reach of children.