Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of Bergamot mint

A powerful health booster, bergamot mint essential oil is particularly effective when you're feeling tired. As it balances your nervous state, bergamot mint essential oil can be used to relieve both physical and sexual fatigue. Lemon bergamot essential oil can also be used to harmonise the nerves and tone the body.

How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Suitable

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

    Suitable

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

    Possible but not recommended

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

    Suitable

Features

Properties and uses

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Complete steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Aerial parts

Botanical name

Mentha X citrata

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Properties and uses

Bergamot mint essential oil is traditionally used for: decreased libido, depression (nervous), low mood, poor digestion, vomiting and nausea

Health

Wellness

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Properties

In health care, bergamot mint essential oil is known for the following properties:

  • Digestive, hepatic and pancreatic tonics

  • Antispasmodic


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Uses

It is traditionally used to improve the following conditions:

  • Digestive disorders, vomiting, aerophagia

  • Nervous aches (headache, stomach ache) and muscular tension

Synergies

Digestive stimulant: essential oils of turmeric and ginger.

In practice

Digestive comfort: mix into your oil blend. Massage or rub your mixture into the stomach.

Precautions

  • Not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

  • May have a stimulating effect on ovarian function, thus stimulating oestrogen. Not recommended in cases of mastosis or hormone-dependent cancer (breast, ovary, endometrium).

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Avoid contact with the eyes.

  • Certain natural compounds contained in this essential oil may present a risk of allergy for certain sensitive individuals when the essential oil is incorporated into a cosmetic composition (in accordance with the 7th Amendment of the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC)): linalool, limonene, geraniol.

  • As a general rule, always test your product in the crease of the elbow at least 48 hours before use.

Find out more

Bergamot mint, also called lemon mint or Eau de Cologne mint, is a peppermint. There are several species in the mint family, and therefore several different scents. This mint has a strong, cool scent alongside a delicate lemon fragrance. Its leaves, emerging from a square stem, are a dappled green and yellow, again reminiscent of lemon. From the Lamiaceae family, this botanical and perennial plant is used both as a herbal tea and as a condiment, in medicine and as an ornamental plant.

Aromatherapy recipes from the bibliography

EO = Essential Oil VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

Emotional shock (D. Baudoux)

Health & wellbeingNerve pain and disorders

  • 2 ml Roman chamomile essential oil
  • 2 ml bergamot mint essential oil
  • 1 ml Himalayan spikenard essential oil

Use: 3 drops of the mixture on the solar plexus and on the inside of the wrists 3 times a day.

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

Bibliography

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'Huiles essentielles - 2000 ans de découvertes aromathérapeutiques pour une médecine d'avenir'

Dominique Baudoux

2

"Aromatherapy"

Dr Jean Valnet - Éditions Maloine

3

'L'aromathérapie exactement'

P. Franchomme and Dr D. Pénoël

4

'La bible de l'aromathérapie'

Nerys Purchon

5

'L'ABC des huiles essentielles'

Dr Telphon

6

'Aromatherapy'

Nelly Grosjean

7

'Les huiles essentielles pour votre santé'

G. Roulier

8

'Les cahiers pratiques de l'aromathérapie française - Pédiatrie'

Dominique Baudoux

9

Aroma-News newsletters

NARD Association

10

'Aromatherapy - Healing with essential oils'

Dominique Baudoux