Peppermint has a special place in my heart. When I was in the hospital having my third
sweet child, I got really bad nausea during my labor. My L&D nurse took some peppermint
essential oil out of her pocket, put it on a washcloth and laid it on my
chest. It made me feel so much better
she kept laughing at me because the only time I would ring the nurse call
button was when I couldn’t find my peppermint washcloth. So, peppermint is known to help nausea,
worked for me, as well as other stomach issues.
I have also used peppermint to help when I had a headache,
applying it to my temples and the back of my neck. And I put peppermint oil on my chest when I am congested or put it in my hands and breathe deeply. J
A little while ago, my sister found out that there were mice
in her car. Yep, you hear that right,
mice in her car. How nasty is that? When I was looking up something else, I found
that peppermint oil deters mice, ants and cockroaches. If she would have only known that before she
found the chewed up pacifiers.
After thieves, peppermint oil is my second choice in the
diffuser. For some reason, it smells
AMAZING diffused. If you haven’t tried
it, please do!
Some other documented uses for peppermint oil are:
1.
Add to water for flavor or fresh breath
2.
Put on the back of your neck to cool down hot flashes
3.
Apply to your wrists for motion sickness
4.
Can help with joint pain if applied directly to the
area of pain (think Icy Hot??!)
5.
I have used as a natural way to regulate body temperature!
One thing peppermint also is known to do is decrease milk
supply. So, all you breastfeeding moms,
stay away from peppermint oil on your chest area or ingesting it. I still diffuse it and use it for headaches
and haven’t noticed any supply issue.
But also something to remember when you decide you want to dry up???
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