Having botanical name Mentha Piperata, Peppermint Oil has origination in India and is slightly yellow colored oil with a cold mint odor. Being soluble in alcohol & paraffin oil but insoluble in water, the oil has refractive index of 1.460 to 1.467. The oil is extracted using steam distillation process and has highly cooling and refreshing properties, thus making it perfect to be used in aromatherapy based applications. With the oil also known by the common names of Peppermint, Mentha piperita, Brady mint, Balm mint, Curled mint, Lamb mint, it helps to stimulating mind, increasing mental agility and cooling the skin. The other uses of the oil include helping in easing headaches, spastic colon, migraine, sinus and helping in boosting digestive system. Blending well with lavender, marjoram, benzoin, eucalyptus, lemon and rosemary, the oil is composed of constituents including 1,8-cineole, methyl acetate, menthol, menthone, methofuran, b-pinene, a-pinene, isomenthone, limonene, germacrene-d, trans-sabinene hydrate and pulegone.
