Peppermint Organic essential oil

Botanical family: Lamiaceae
Latin name: Mentha X piperita
Origin: Hungary, India
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
Part used: Aerial part
Production process: Steam distillation
Quality: 100% pure, natural, integral and chemotyped - Food grade
Olfactory notes: minty, lively, penetrating, heady

Monoterpenols: menthol (48%)
Ketones: menthone (14%)
Monoterpenes: pinene, limonene
Oxides: 1.8 cineole (4%)
Esters: menthyl acetate

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• Food supplement. Not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended dose (1 drop twice a day, maximum 80mg).
• Contraindicated in pregnant and breast-feeding women, in children under 6 years of age, in epileptics or those with a history of convulsions, in asthmatics and in the elderly.
• Strictly contraindicated in children under 30 months of age, by simple contact or inhalation (risk of laryngeal spasms which can lead to respiratory arrest).
• Not recommended for hypertensive patients, not recommended for hormone-dependent disorders.
• Oral: caution in cases of inflammation or obstruction of the bile ducts, liver failure, ulcerative stomach disorders. Possible drug interactions, do not use without the advice of a health professional.
• By skin: powerful cooling effect, always use diluted on the skin, on very limited surfaces. Never use in a bath. Do not apply to irritated or damaged skin.
• To be avoided in air diffusion, otherwise dilute to a maximum of 10% in a mixture with other milder essential oils.
• Do not use for prolonged periods without the advice of a practitioner. Risk of allergy (limonene): take care not to overdose in mixtures. An elbow test is recommended prior to any skin application (min 48 hours before use).
• Avoid contact with the eyes.
• Keep out of reach of young children.
• Store away from heat and light.