What are the uses and benefits of mint? What are the benefits of washing hair with mint?
The mint plant is a medicinal plant, so what uses does this plant have? What benefits? Let's find out together!
Tea: What we usually call “mint candy” (mint, spearmint, apple mint, etc., in the Mentha genus, the mint types, in the Nepeta genus) is a traditional tea herb. They are loved not only for their delicious and invigorating aroma, but they can also relieve stomach discomfort, ease anxiety, and promote restful sleep.
Flavor cubes: Freeze a few blocks of strong, thin mint tea, then use the ice cubes to cool summer drinks.
Hair rinse: Add one part strong, thin mint (especially rosemary) tea to one part vinegar to make a conditioning rinse, which you can leave in or rinse out. Once dry, the vinegar smell disappears, and it can also remove mites.
Facial astringent: Add some chopped leaves of fresh mint or other mints to a cup of witch hazel. Store in a glass jar for a week or longer, shaking occasionally. After a week, remove the herbs from the mixture.
Mouthwash: Chop a quarter cup of fresh mint, honey, lemon balm, basil, thyme or oregano leaves, and steep them in a quart of boiling water. When cool, strain out the herbs and store in the refrigerator.
Breath freshener: Simply chew a few mint leaves. For centuries, sage tea and extracts have been used as a mouthwash for oral infections. If you are breastfeeding, do not use mint as a home herb for chewing, because even a small amount of sage and mint may reduce milk supply.
Scent the space: Use your favorite mint plant essential oil in a diffuser, or use a cotton ball and drip a few drops onto a light bulb.
Moth repellent/scented sachets: Tie together a few strongly fragrant mints (mint, sage, lavender, rosemary, honey), or pull off a handful of leaves and stuff them into the leg of an old nylon stocking. Hang it with string in a clothes bag, tuck it into stored wool clothing bags, or place it in a drawer so your clothes absorb the scent. Refresh regularly to keep the scent fresh.
Dream pillows and night masks: Lavender is a well-known relaxant, and many people buy or make their own pillows or face masks to help them sleep deeply. To make your own, grind some dried lavender flowers into flaxseed, which you will use to fill the pillow.
Lavender mist: An easier way to use lavender to help you drift into dreams: Add a few drops of lavender essential oil and a cup of vodka to a spray bottle. No, do not drink it! Before bed, simply lightly spray your pillowcase, sleep mask or even pajamas. It may take some experimentation to get the whole process right.
Ant repellent: Some mint stems, lightly crushed and placed near suspected entry points, can indeed stop ants, although you need to replace the mint with fresh material every few days. Some gardeners spread a thin layer of mint mulch under vegetables that insects are interested in, which may confuse pests searching for host plants.
