Peppermint Oil is also antibacterial and antiviral.   After cleaning off a wooden table, take a goodly handful of Peppermint (stems and leaves) and a little water and rub down the table or wood surface. The Peppermint will further clean the surface and add a nice fragrance that will whet the appetite.

What makes Peppermint an herb for all seasons?

In summer, add some mint to lemonade or drinks to add a cooling touch. Mint tea can help cool sunburns and bug bites.

When autumn starts bringing about coughs and colds, a mint steam or inhaler will help open up noses. Gargling with a strong mint tea will help ease sore throats.

Winter bring in those lovely peppermint candy canes. A warm mint tea will help soothe tummy troubles from all that extra eating. A mint infused salve will help reduce the pain of sore muscles and joints.

Spring is the time when the windows are just getting ready to be opened and the house can get a good airing out. Spritzing some peppermint hydrosol can freshen everything up and sanitize the air. And mint jelly is yummy with lamb.

We'll be harvesting lots of mint over the next few weeks. It'll be needed throughout the year. Not just for cooking and cleaning, but for our mint infused products as well: Mintingle Toes Salt Scrub, Tingles Lip Balm, Mint Ceo Broingloid (Dream Mist), Strawberry Mint Muscle Run, Faoiseamh Migraine Soother,   Dó Gréine Sunburn Spray and our seasonal Lotion Bar Yule. That's a lot of mint!