# Peppermint Organic Essential Oil 50ml

> Organic peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) in a 50ml bottle, steam distilled from the flowering herb, with a minty menthol scent for an oil burner.

- Shop: Holistic Tree (holistictree.co.uk), a UK gift shop run by Clockwise Ltd
- Price: £17.49
- Availability: in stock
- Delivery: Dispatched in 1–4 working days · Royal Mail Tracked 48 or APC, 2–5 working days. Delivery £3.95, free over £60.
- Last order for Christmas: noon on Wednesday 9 December
- Returns: 14 days from delivery
- URL: https://holistictree.co.uk/products/peppermint-organic-essential-oil
- Details checked against the supplier's specification: 2026-10-11

## About this gift

Menthol gives this organic peppermint essential oil the minty scent peppermint is known for. It comes in a 50ml bottle, and its Latin name is Mentha piperita. It is a good pick for anyone who keeps an oil burner at home.

The oil comes from the flowering herb and is made by steam distillation, which draws the oil out of the plant with steam. Use it in an oil burner. It is not for eating, drinking or putting on the skin.

Since ancient times, peppermint has been used in Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and Japan, and Pliny wrote that it crowned Greeks and Romans at feasts. In Greek myth, the nymph Mentha was turned into a mint plant by Persephone, her lover's wife, in a fit of anger. For a scent with this much history, it is a classic to have on hand.

## Key facts

- Organic peppermint essential oil, 50ml
- Latin name: Mentha piperita
- Steam distilled from the flowering herb
- Minty scent from its menthol content
- For use in an oil burner

## What's in the box

- 1 bottle of organic peppermint essential oil, 50ml

## Details

| | |
|---|---|
| Size | 50ml |
| Latin name | Mentha piperita |
| Part of plant | Flowering herb |
| Extraction | Steam distillation |
| Use | Oil burner |
| Care | Not for eating, drinking or use on skin |

## Questions

### How is the oil made?

By steam distillation of the flowering herb, Mentha piperita.

### How do I use it at home?

In an oil burner. It is not for eating, drinking or putting on the skin.

### What is the Greek myth behind peppermint?

Greek myth tells of a nymph called Mentha, turned into a mint plant by Persephone in a fit of anger.