Basics and author of Just the Essentials: How Essential Oils Can Heal Your Skin, Improve Your Health, and Detox Your Life. Massage it into your scalp to soothe tension headaches: "Hold off on the painkillers when you have a tension headache and use peppermint oil instead," suggests Adina Grigore, founder of the sustainable and organic skincare brand S.W.Balancing oily hair: Peppermint oil helps balance the pH of your scalp, which helps regulate oil production.Isfahan Chambers-Harris, a trichology practitioner and founder of Alodia, an organic, natural hair care line says, "Peppermint essential oil is beneficial to the hair and scalp because it has antimicrobial properties that can help with balancing the scalp microbiome." "It can help you relax because it is so cooling and calming-which is always a good thing when you're waiting for your hair to grow." Reduces inflammation: Peppermint has a pleasant, cooling sensation when applied topically, and that sensation can help to reduce skin inflammation, Panton says.A study in Microvascular Research found a 4 percent menthol solution "caused blood vessels to widen, which increases blood flow." Increases hair thickness: "Peppermint essential oil stimulates blood circulation to the skin, which may help with increasing dermal thickness, follicle number, and follicle depth," explains Sara Panton, founder of essential oil company Vitruvi.There was a study done on mice, where Minoxidil was compared with peppermint oil for its effects on hair growth and the results were comparable and similar to minoxidil in terms of hair growth and thickness." Board-certified internist Sunitha Posina, MD, says, "It has been shown that peppermint oil can stimulate hair growth due to vasodilation of the blood vessels and help hair loss. Though there isn't a ton of conclusive research that proves using peppermint oil will cause an increase in hair growth. May promote hair growth: Findings published in Toxicological Research say a peppermint oil solution led to more hair growth than minoxidil, a hair-growth product approved by the FDA.
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