Peppermint: part 6 of 9

Outside the Cave

I love peppermint!  Peppermint is invigorating.  It is a hot oil but acts in a soothing way.  My favorite thing to do with peppermint is to rub it on my temples to alleviate head tension. 

I admit, when I became an essential oil fanatic, my teenaged daughters were skeptical.  One time someone was stressed about homework, and someone was complaining about a headache, so I took matters into my own hands. Remember that scene in Nacho Libre where Jack Black does the surprise baptism?  Well, it was like that except not a sacrament.  I just nonchalantly rubbed some peppermint on their temples.  In the words of my 14-year-old, “It was like POW!”  It was a bit of a religious experience because I made believers out of them.

Peppermint is my “go to” for tension headaches.  I love to rub it behind my neck and accros my forehead.  On a long…

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