Peppermint Gum Eucalyptus Essential Oil 10mL
Peppermint Gum comes from Eucalyptus dives, and specifically the piperitone chemotype. Piperitone makes up 40 to 50% of the oil and is what gives it a genuinely minty edge, sitting over an alpha-phellandrene base. It is a eucalypt that smells like a mint, which is not a description that fits many trees.
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Peppermint Gum is steam distilled from the leaves of Eucalyptus dives, the broad-leaved peppermint. The common name comes from the aroma of the crushed leaf rather than from any relationship to true peppermint, which is a mint and not a tree at all. Zea's is grown on Ngunnawal land.
From bush to bottle
Eucalyptus dives grows through the cooler tablelands and high country of south-eastern Australia. Like most eucalypts it wants poor soil and full sun, and it takes neither fertiliser nor irrigation to produce a heavy leaf crop.
Only leaf material goes to the still. Cutting the leafy growth prompts the tree to reshoot, so the same stand is harvested repeatedly rather than cleared. The oil is held in glands throughout the leaf, which is why a crushed leaf smells so strongly.
Steam passes through the leaf, lifts the volatile oil, and the two are condensed and separated. Nothing is added. Every batch is GC/MS tested, which is where the piperitone and phellandrene figures on this page come from.
Eucalyptus dives does not produce one oil. Depending on the population, it yields a cineole type, a phellandrene type, or the piperitone type. They are the same species and they smell distinctly different, which is why any serious supplier states the chemotype on the label rather than just the species name.
This is the piperitone chemotype: piperitone at 40 to 50% and alpha-phellandrene at 20 to 40%. Piperitone is a ketone with a cool, minty character, and it is the compound that makes this oil smell the way it does. A cineole-type Eucalyptus dives would smell like a conventional eucalyptus and would not be interchangeable with this.
Quality and testing
Every batch is GC/MS tested and carries a certificate of analysis. The physical specifications shown are the supplier's published range for this chemotype; natural oils vary between batches, which is exactly why each one is tested rather than assumed.
Inside the bottle
The cool, minty ketone. The reason this oil has its name.
Fresh, peppery and lightly citrus underneath the mint.
The standard eucalyptus note, deliberately not the lead here.
Minor constituents that fill out the base.
Typical ranges from the supplier's published specification, across batches rather than a single batch result. Percentages shift with season and harvest. Statements about individual constituents refer to published research on those constituents in isolation, not to an outcome from using this product.
Eucalyptus dives grows through the cooler tablelands of south-eastern Australia, and Zea's comes from Ngunnawal land. Crush a leaf between your fingers in that country and you get the whole oil at once: eucalypt first, then a distinct cool mint behind it.
Peppermint Gum, Blue Mallee and Peppermint
| Peppermint Gum | Eucalyptus (Blue Mallee) | Peppermint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botanical | Eucalyptus dives | Eucalyptus polybractea | Mentha piperita |
| Plant type | Tree | Mallee shrub | Herb |
| Lead constituent | Piperitone, 40 to 50% | 1,8-cineole | Menthol and menthone |
| Aroma | Eucalypt with cool mint | Sharp, camphoraceous | Sharp, sweet mint |
| Native to Australia | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemotype stated | Yes, CT piperitone | Not applicable | Not applicable |
A botanical and aroma comparison to help you choose between oils. It is not a claim that one oil performs better than another.
Ways to use it
3 to 6 drops in a diffuser or oil burner. The simplest way in.
Peppermint Gum blends with other Australian natives, particularly Kunzea, Tasmanian Lavender and Rosalina.
One or two drops in a carrier oil such as jojoba. Patch test first.
One drop inhaled from a tissue when you want the aroma on the move.
A few drops in water instead of a synthetic air freshener.
Well dispersed in a carrier or with bath salts, never neat on water.
A few drops in a homemade surface spray as a fresh deodoriser.
3 to 5 drops blended into melted beeswax and jojoba oil.
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The conventional eucalypt, for comparison and for blending.
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Questions, answered
A 100% pure essential oil, steam distilled from the leaves of Eucalyptus dives, the piperitone chemotype, grown in Australia. It is single origin and GC/MS tested.
Minty and herbaceous over a eucalypt base. The mint is genuine and comes from piperitone, not from any added mint oil.
Start with 3 to 6 drops in a diffuser. For skin, dilute one or two drops in a carrier oil such as jojoba or sweet almond, and patch test first.
CT stands for chemotype. Eucalyptus dives produces several different oils depending on the population, and this is the piperitone type, at 40 to 50% piperitone. A cineole-type oil from the same species would smell like a conventional eucalyptus.
None. It is 100% pure Eucalyptus dives. The minty character comes from piperitone, a compound the tree makes itself. True peppermint is Mentha piperita, a herb, and a completely different plant.
No. Never apply an undiluted essential oil and never take one internally. Dilute in a carrier oil first, and patch test.
Yes. Every batch is GC/MS tested and carries a certificate of analysis, which is how the specifications on this page are established.
Keep it out of reach of children and never apply it undiluted. Diffuse in a ventilated room rather than a closed space. Check with your vet before diffusing around pets.
Below 30°C in a dry place away from direct sunlight, with the cap on firmly. The lighter constituents are always the first to escape.
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Choose your packPeppermint Gum Eucalyptus Essential Oil is an aromatherapy product for external use only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always dilute before use and follow the label directions. Statements about individual constituents refer to published research on those constituents, not to an outcome from using this product. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional.
Peppermint Gum Oil 10mL
