Thursday, May 14, 2015

How to make peppermint oil to take care of your health

Peppermint oil. Do you know all the benefits provided by this simple remedy? It is wonderful, it has multiple applications for our beauty and the body. Headache, inflammations... It's so old and healthy, natural formula that is worth always have at home.
We show you how you can make it at home of the easiest way possible. You will love it and you will be of great help!

1- How can peppermint oil help me?



How to make peppermint oil to take care of your health

1. Uses of peppermint oil in cosmetics:

It is perfect for regular production of acne and fat. Moistened with cotton it can help us to improve the appearance of our skin, if for example you have acne marks.
A good tonic. Perfect to get massages in those areas where we have cellulite.
Ideal to get massage on the legs if notes you tired or varicose veins.
It regulates water retention.
It can help you eliminate dandruff. With wet hair make you a little massage, allows it to act and then rinse with warm water and wash normally.
It can act as an excellent deodorant.
Suitable repellent head lice for the children. very effective!


How to make peppermint oil to take care of your health

2. Application of oil of Mint for health:

Helps to relieve the headache. Applied in a cold compress, it manages to reduce the incidence of headaches.
You can also help if you suffer from migraines.
Relieves inflammations.
It serves analgesic if, for example, have given you a hit.
Suitable to treat mild burns.
Low fever and stimulates sweating.
Peppermint oil is main property be ideal to soothe aching muscles, and even rheumatism problems.
Do you usually get home with sore feet? Do you see them you swollen, inflamed and tired? Nothing better than a tub of water then hot with 10 drops of peppermint oil.
Peppermint oil is a basic remedy for all those related to respiratory problems (bronchitis, hoarseness, flu, colds...). You can have steam or massage in the chest.
Suitable for insect bites.
Relieves premenstrual tension. You can get belly massage or apply a damp cloth with peppermint oil.
It serves as effective refreshing in sunburn.
Another of its properties is to stimulate the nervous system and fight mental fatigue. It is perfect!
Increases vitality if, for example, leave some droplets in your room as an air freshener.

2- How can I make my homemade peppermint oil?


What do I need?
350 g of fresh mint (Menta piperita).
200 ml of base oil. You can choose between almond oil or olive oil.
A 250 ml dark glass bottle.


How to make peppermint oil to take care of your health

How do I make my peppermint oil?

1- The first thing is to get the peppermint (eye, we are not talking about mint). Perfect if you have your own plants at home or if you're in the market. Once you have, it is necessary that you do wash well with fresh water, leaf by leaf, to get rid of any impurities. Remember you will have a direct application on our skin and we need to get this nice and clean.

2- Second step? We are going to crush the mint leaves. Use a wood mallet or a spoon. Do It with force, because of this mode are reduced and forcing the plant to release its juice. You'll see that smells very good.

3- We are going to the fire. Take a saucepan and pour in 200 ml of oil. The fire must be short. Also add crushed mint, removes and enables you to go by distilling a slow fire. Cover the saucepan so that it does not exhaust the natural essence of peppermint. Allows you to be distilled for half an hour, always to a very very low intensity.

4- After half an hour, turn off the fire and allowed to settle. Now we will go directly to the bottle, the bottle of dark glass. Using a good strainer and pour out the peppermint oil in the container, free of the leaves.

5-You have to leave it in a cool place, you won't get the sun.

6- What next? Have patience. You're going to have to wait about 10 days for the peppermint oil finish to develop all its properties. For this you have to remember to turn the bottle every twelve hours, in this way is more integrated all the elements.

7 point out to you that many people, instead of mental oil, produced spirit of Mint. The spirit of Mint is more effective for muscle and rheumatic, problems also to heal wounds. If you're interested, what to do simply in this case will be mixing the leaves of peppermint with a bottle of alcohol from 95 °. Put it in an airtight container and allows it to be resting in a dark and cool place for 15 or 20 days. Passed this time, strain the liquid content and stay only with alcohol. It is really medicinal and helps to relieve muscular and rheumatic pains. Very useful!
Try these easy and useful homemade tips.your comments will highly appreciated.

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