How to Use Peppermint Essential Oil

Are you wondering how to use Peppermint Essential Oil and Peppermint Vitality™? The Young Living Training and Education team shares the many uses of Peppermint essential oil and Peppermint Vitality essential oil in their Facebook Live! Use it after physical activity to cool fatigued muscles. Diffuse for a refreshing experience. And watch the video for other tips and tricks!

Diffuser Recipes

Notes:

These are approximate drops.  Adjust recipes to your needs.  If a recipe is too strong for you, add fewer drops.  Do you need more?  Just add more, but no more than 8-12 drops for all of our diffusers with the exception of the Aria diffuser which requires 15-25 drops.

Tip:  When you first begin diffusing, start with less essential oil than listed in the recipes and build to more as desired.  You should give your body time to adjust to the essential oils.  Almost all the Young Living diffusers are ultrasonic which provides a cool-mist humidifier along with the essential oils.  These diffusers are safe to run all day.  Pay attention to the size of the room because the size will impact the intensity of diffusing.  Nebulizers and atomizers are different than ultrasonic diffusers because they do not use water.  For these, note the time limit for diffusing stated on each individual oil bottle.

Candy Cane

• 4 drops Stress Away™
• 3 drops Christmas Spirit™
• 3 drops Peppermint

3 P.M. Pick-Me-Up

• 4 drops Peppermint
• 6 drops Orange
• 2 drops

NYC, New York

• 6 drops Inspiration™
• 4 drops Peppermint

A Winter Wish

• 4 drops Peppermint
• 2 drops Ylang Ylang
• 2 drops Spearmint

Fresh & Clean

• 3 drops Peppermint
• 3 drops Grapefruit
• 2 drops Lemongrass
• 2 drops Rosemary
• 1 drop Lemon

All Things Happy

• 3 drops Peppermint
• 4 drops White Angelica
• 4 drops Kunzea

Peppermint Stick

• 5 drops Peppermint
• 5 drops Stress Away
• 2 drops Wintergreen

Gratitude

• 2 drops Peppermint
• 2 drops Black Pepper
• 3 drops Grapefruit
• 4 drops Gratitude

Forest Whispers

• 3 drops Peppermint
• 3 drops Lime
• 3 drops Cypress

Mint Latte

• 4 drops Peppermint
• 2 drops Copaiba
• 2 drops Thieves

Cozy Living Room

• 1 drop Peppermint
• 3 drops Orange
• 2 drops Thieves
• 2 drops Copaiba

Night on the Patio

• 2 drops Peppermint
• 3 drops Lemongrass
• 3 drops Citronella
• 2 Thyme

Candy Cane Celebrations

• 4 drops Peppermint
• 3 drops Wintergreen
• 3 drops Cinnamon Bark

DIY Essential Oil Christmas Ornaments

Using beautiful terra-cotta, these DIY essential oil ornament diffusers bring in a touch of nature to your décor and gift-giving, and we love that you can customize this activity for Christmas to any special event you’re celebrating. Caregivers and kids alike can get in on the fun of this easy craft that makes a perfect gift or DIY holiday décor—just complement it with your favorite holiday essential oil!

Supplies

• Terra-cotta air-dry clay
• Parchment paper
• Rolling pin
• Holiday cookie cutters
• Stamps for ceramics or clay
• Bamboo skewer
• Ribbon, twine, or other decorative string
• Essential oils—Peppermint, Christmas Spirit™, Cinnamon Bark, Frankincense, Pine, Clove, and Orange are great holiday oils!

Instructions

1. Spread out a length of parchment paper.
2. Roll the clay out until you’re satisfied with the thickness; we recommend ⅓ inch or thicker.
3. Cut the clay with cookie cutters.
4. Use stamps to make designs and oil wells in the ornaments.
5. Use the skewer to carefully poke holes through the ornaments to thread ribbon for hanging.
6. Let the ornaments air dry for 48 hours.
7. Thread the ribbon through the hole, add essential oil to the well and allow it to soak in, and then hang!

Energizing Roll-On

We all have those times when we need a little extra energy to accomplish the task at hand. This roll-on is a good one to carry around with you, making sure you are prepared to give yourself a little energy boost when needed.

Supplies

• 5 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
• 7 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
• V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex, Almond Oil, Fractionated Coconut Oil, or carrier oil of your choice.
• 10ml Glass Roll-On Bottle

Instructions

1. Add the Essential Oils into the roll-on bottle.

2. Fill with carrier oil of your choice.

3. Apply when needed.

Peppermint Delight Room Spray

Making Room sprays with your essential oils is well, delightful!  You can make them fit any mood that you want. It’s so easy to create and makes a fantastic gift. Here is an invigorating room spray for you to try.

Supplies

• 8 oz. glass spray bottle
• 3/4 cup distilled water
• 2 tablespoons vodka, rubbing alcohol, or grain alcohol
• 24 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
• 12 drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
  If you don’t like Ylang Ylang, try Tangerine in its place. Fantastic!
• Optional-decorative label

Instructions

1. Add Peppermint and Ylang Ylang Essential Oils into the spray bottle.
2. Add your alcohol to the oils in the bottle.
3. Fill the rest of the bottle up with distilled water. Put on the sprayer top.
4. Add label to your creation if desired
5. Shake well before spraying each time.

Don’t limit yourself to just this room spray recipe. Get creative in trying other combinations. Here are a few combinations to try. Play around with the amount of the drops needed with the oils to find the correct aroma for your needs.

Lavender
Geranium
Grapefruit

Orange
Lemon
Lime
Grapefruit

Orange
Cinnamon Bark
Clove

Northern Lights Black Spruce
Christmas Spirit
Orange

Cardamom
Cinnamon Bark
Clove
Ginger

Hint: Start with a favorite diffuser recipe. All you have to do is add additional drops of essential oil, the alcohol and water and put it into a spray bottle. Think of all of the wonderful combinations you have in making room sprays that not only smell fantastic, but are good for you to use!

Carpet Powder

Don’t buy that pre-made, filled with nasty things, carpet powder. Make your own. Don’t spend money on something that is so easy to make.

Supplies

• 1 cup baking soda
• 20-30 drops of essential oil. I love the purifying, bright scent of mixing Kunzea and Peppermint essential oils
• Ball Jar with holes punched in the lid

Instructions

Mix baking soda and essential oils together in a glass bowl. Transfer into the ball jar. I like to let the mixture sit overnight to cure a bit, but don’t hesitate to use right away if needed. I also tend to sprinkle it on my carpets just before bed, letting it sit on the carpet fibers overnight. I’ll vacuum when I get up in the morning. The house smells wonderful!

Make Mine Chocolate Sugar Scrub

Supplies

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex, almond oil, grapeseed oil, or carrier oil of choice
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 10 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
• Wide Mouth Glass container with lid

Instructions

1. In a large glass bowl, add, and mix together the brown sugar, white sugar, and cocoa powder.
2. Add the V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex, or carrier of your choice and Peppermint Essential Oil. Mix until well combined.
3. Transfer Mixture to wide mouth glass container with lid.
4. Use in the shower or bath. Scoop u some of the scrub with your fingers and gently massage over arms, legs, feet and shoulders in a circular motion.
5. Rinse well when finished

Note:  Sugar scrubs can make your tub/shower floors slippery. Be Careful!

DIY Garbage Disposal Fresheners

Ever wonder what that funky smell is coming from your kitchen sink? We’re not exactly sure what it is either, but we do have a solution: DIY garbage disposal fresheners!

This easy DIY takes less than an hour, including cleaning up after! It’s natural and the fresheners will make your garbage disposal smell as fresh and clean as the day you bought it.

Ingredients:
• 1 cup baking soda
• ½ cup salt
• ¾ cup liquid Castile soap
• 30 drops essential oil
• Measuring spoon (we used a tablespoon)

Directions:
1. Combine baking soda and salt in a bowl.
2. Add Castile soap and essential oils. (See our scent ideas below!)
3. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture reaches the texture of wet sand. (YL tip: If you add too much water, the mixture won’t pack together or dry properly. Add more baking soda and salt to get the texture of wet sand.)
4. Pack the mixture into the measuring spoon. (YL tip: To get your freshener out of the measuring spoon, tap the spoon lightly on the counter until the contents slide out. Be careful! The mixture hasn’t dried yet, so it might be fragile.)
5. Let the fresheners dry for about 24 hours.
6. Store in a sealed glass jar and keep dry.

To use:
Put 1-3 fresheners in your garbage disposal. Turn the faucet on a steady cold stream and run the disposal for up to 1 minute.

Scent combinations:
• Classic Clean: 20 drops Thieves® and 10 drops Lemon
• Citrus Herb: 10 drops Rosemary, 10 drops Grapefruit, 5 drops Lemon, and 5 drops Peppermint
• Freshen Up: 10 drops Purification®, 10 drops Eucalyptus Radiata, and 10 drops Spearmint