Now Foods Lavender Oil, 4 Oz

Living in New York City is a dream, but along with that dreams come a few harsh realities. Rodents are one of those realities. Almost all of us here have battled, or are currently engaged in combat with, a thriving rodent population trying to gnaw their way into our homes and businesses.Being a transplant, and having not grown up dealing with rodents in my Maryland suburban house, I was a man unaccustomed to dealing with them. It doesn't help that I've always had a healthy phobia of rodents, though admittedly years, and experience, have done much to dull that fear. So there is nothing at all normal, or natural, to me about sharing my space with a four legged population that wants to squat in my overpriced abode, without offering nary a cent to offset rent!I've dealt with "seasonal" mice for the last four years I've been in this apartment, a first floor unit in a Brooklyn brownstone. I only saw them the summer, and occasionally during the winter time after a bad snow. Though you never have just one mouse in your house, hitherto I'd only seen one mouse at a time, and frankly the lack of diversity made it easy to delude one's self that you were indeed dealing with just one mouse.However this past winter, plagued with back to back winter storms, the flood gates were cracked wide open. Not only did we have our usual "one mouse", my wife and I started to see variety in their appearances. Further more, to our disgust and horror, we saw our very first bonafide rat in the apartment. That was a true "oh hell no" moment for me, I refuse to live under these conditions, or subject my wife to them, and I set out to find a swift solution. After much research, and keeping at least the mice in control with a great d-CON 00027 Ultra Set Covered Mouse Trap, I found out about the wonders of peppermint oil.Rodents can not abide 100% peppermint oil (that's oil, not extract, and it must be 100%). Since they primarily guide themselves olfactorily, the oil is almost poison for them, and I've read it literally burns their nostrils. I bought oil right here on Amazon, and promptly got to work. It is a very potent oil, and so a couple drops on well placed cotton balls are all you really need. Set them in key entry places, or known high traffic areas for the critters, around your home and it's the perfect repellant. For additional coverage, which we needed, mix about a tablespoon of oil for every 1 to 1.5 cups of water, and spray where necessary. Smells great, and works like a dream. Since laying it down I've not seen a single rodent, despite our kitchen not being nearly as clean as it should be, and none of the traps have gone off. It had gotten so bad that we could hear those awful high pitched squeals nightly, often in what sounded like blood-combat; I later learned that mice and rats don't share space well, and the larger rodents are likely to attack the smaller ones. However now, thank God, save once when we heard something trying to come up from the basement unit, only to promptly turn right back around, nothing.Bottom line. It works. Do not waste any more time, energy, and emotion worrying about your mice and rats, terrified to even go into your own kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms. Take control of the situation, and do it in a way that is safe, clean, and has the added benefit of making your house smell like Christmas year round.UPDATE: In the four months or so since we started applying the peppermint oil, we have trapped only two mice. And those mice arrived only because we got so use to not dealing with any rodents that we forgot to refresh the oil. Once the oil was refreshed, we've not seen or trapped one since.

Got this for making my own therapeutic tropical rubs for sore muscles and migraines, and for flavoring homebrew mouthwash. Excellent, fragrant, and icy! My workshop friends and I all love it, with my friends' input being the most valuable since they're hard-working career foundrymen in their 50s with a lot of old aches, but I think I love it the most because I practically get high on the smell. No one with allergies is going to be feeling congested for long anywhere within 10ft of me this season! I might even have to improvise a recipe for minty chocolate-coated coffee beans. 🤤 So glad I got the 4oz bottle instead of the 2oz. Mint oil is versatile stuff! The 'icy burn' of this oil only lasts one evening, even though I've heard legends of sportsman-geared mint rubs that "reactivate" in the shower. I wish it did, but it doesn't for me. Plus, I wear contact lenses, and have made the mistake of touching my face near my eyes; even a fraction of a smudge of this oil is very intense. I personally don't find the accidental contact near my eyes painful, but everyone should exercise extreme caution in that regard after even handling this container, or you'll be in for a bit of a thrill.

I purchase this peppermint oil every month or two & it works excellent. I use it in my all natural raw organic home made cosmetics like my homemade toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, lip balms & my home made Arrow Root shower powder & my soaps. It is always fresh & it has never came stale or old smelling. I also put around 5 teeny tiny eye drop sized drops of it in a 16 ounce glass of spring water along side 2 teeny tiny eye drop size drops of organic oregano Essential oil when I feel a sore throat or cold coming along & right after I drink this mixture & it clears up what ever was trying to infect you at the time -P.S(I always take a probiotic 2 hours or more after I drink the 16 ounce glass of spring water with peppermint oil & Oregano Oil in it because the Oregano oil not only gets rid of bad bacteria, but it also gets rid of good bacteria, so it is extremely necessary after drinking this mixture to always take a probiotic 2 hours or so later to replenish the good flora back into your stomach & int your intestines. Also this drink mixture is very good for any infection or things like tooth aches & or to freshen your breath, so it can be used as a home made mouth wash & being that you do not swallow mouth wash, then you will not have to take a probiotic after using it as mouth wash. If you use this internally always dilute it like I do in about 16 ounces of water & with only teeny tiny eye drop size drops into the cup of water & it will work excellent.

Love scenting our laundry with this essential oil. We drop a few drops on a few dryer balls and enjoy fresh clothes.

FABULOUS product.. Have used several times and absolutely will purchase again.

Not as strong as it use to be