Aromatherapy, Essential Oils and Hydrosols to Help Cool You Down When You’re Hot

August tends to be the warmest month of the year, so we are bringing back our favorite cooling collection, Peppermint & Tea Tree and making it the scent of the month!

One of my favorite essential oils to use on unbearably hot days (or anytime that I’m feeling uncomfortably warm) is Peppermint Oil. This oil, however, is really potent, so it’s important to use it sparingly, dilute it adequately for any topical applications, follow all safety guidelines and avoid if contraindicated.

For cooling down, I prefer to create a wonderfully aromatic and refreshing body mist that can be used to help keep cool when you’re hot. Hydrosols can be safer and easier to use than essential oils. By storing your hydrosol sprays in the fridge, they can help cool you even further.

I’ll spare the chemistry lesson, but menthol apparently has the ability to trick receptors in the brain into thinking that the body is cooler than it really is, most particularly the part of the body that is in contact with the menthol. Peppermint Essential Oil contains a significant amount of menthol. Besides its cooling sensation, menthol is known to help relax and ease tension headaches and muscular aches and pains. Peppermint Oil is quite stimulating and may interfere with sleeping.

The cooling sensation of peppermint works just as well in our lotions, creams, body washes, bath salts and scrubs.