GreenHealth Peppermint Essential Oil – 16 fl oz | 100% Pure & Uncut | Heavy-Duty Plastic Jug | FDA Compliant, Space-Saving Container | for Aromatherapy, Soap, Candles, Cleaning, DIY

In mid October I had something setting off motion lights for a few nights and had my dog flying around trying to find or get something when he was let out into yard. I readjusted the cameras and moved one to ground level near back door and soon after was alerted to motion and there he was … a rat 🫢 🤮🤨. It seemed to be the same fella doing the same routine night after night and I need him gone. My German Shepherd is my fur baby so poison floating around anywhere is simply not an option. I like wanted to take into consideration any wildlife butterfly effect from anything I was going to use and opted to try the peppermint route. Plus I like the smell of peppermint. Saw this product , read the reviews and figured I’d give it a shot. First and foremost it worked , like really really worked. I watched on camera as this rodent debating coming closer and then take off. He’d do this a few times but never went further into yard / past the sprayed areas. Eventually the motion detections stopped and haven’t seen him since. Now could he have been caught in a trap or poisoned somewhere else , sure could have. I don’t know but I KNOW this stopped him from coming around my house and my yard. I watched it on my cameras. Also could it have been user ignorance of not realizing just how strong this stuff was - absolutely. When I tell you I had to close windows because my eyes were watering I’m not joking. My neighbors could even get the scent of peppermint. I really had no clue how strong this was until it was done. Spraying every foot or so probably wasn’t necessary but then again, it worked soooooo 🤣. Because I had sprayed it under seasoned porch as well it was more protected from the elements and the scent lightened but I would get a nice soft smell for well over a week! Because I horrified to see a rat that close to my house I had also bought the pouches and flung those here and there and then would come around and spray those too to keep the scent going. Just didn’t spray them crazy because I had learn my lesson. Bottom line it works and overspraying - all be it eye watering for me - might have just been what made it work so fast and good for me and my situation. It’s been about a month since I last sprayed the pouches and haven’t resprayed anything else and still no sign of him - or anything else / any other wondering rodent for that matter. I recommend this product if your looking for a natural and safe deterrent/repellent.

update: i just received my third or probably fourth bottle of this peppermint oil, and this time it doesn't appear to be as strong. it doesn't offend my nose if i get too close. i have placed soaked samples from this bottle and the last bottle (as a comparison) on vinyl sheeting to see if either or both reacts, i.e., start to dissolve the plastic, which has happened with this product in the past. thing is with essential oils, at any time the manufacturer can start cutting the supposedly uncut oil. i tried to contact the manufacturer and didn't see a path to do it. if there is no reaction to the 12 gauge plastic by tomorrow, i'll post it and lower the stars. if there is a strong reaction to the plastic, i'll remove this update and/or keep the stars at 5. i'm using this to keep mice out of an empty house, had tried several brands of supposedly uncut peppermint oil until i found this one. the original review remains below. i have found this to be very potent and effective as a rodent deterrent. I have compared several different products, and this one has been the strongest. When I put a cotton ball soaked with this on a plastic tablecloth it starts to disintegrate the plastic right away. The smell sticks around a long time. My mom's car is sitting without being started in our driveway, and we live on a mountain. I put a large cotton ball soaked with this underneath her hood on a metal piece that covers the air filter. You can smell that peppermint in her driveway without opening the hood and when the hood is open there are no animal signs. It's probably protecting the vehicle right next to hers as well. Then I read about adding a mix of peppermint essential oil and water and maybe some lemon essential oil to diatomaceous earth, and mixing it into a paste, because the diatomaceous earth holds on to the scent longer, and you can revive when needed by moistening it and adding a little bit more essential oil. I made that mixture this morning with this peppermint essential oil and took it around my moms house to leave a little gift of hospitality to rodent holes any place I could find that they could get under the house or where they had dug a hole. When you hear and read that peppermint oil doesn't work for rodents, I am convinced it's because there's a lot crap out there sold as pure uncut peppermint oil. Granted this is in plastic, so I will not cook with it. But I just got it to offend mice and spiders and flies. wasps, bees, unwelcome critters generally. your moms house is empty. Otherwise I wouldn't fill it with the scent of peppermint. I have peppermint balls and now little lumps of this diatomaceous earth with peppermint all over the house sitting on glass saucers to fill the scent of the house with peppermint. This way, we don't have to kill things; we just cause them to not want to be in the space. did I say that I had to try several brands to find a strong one like this? I think Now is pretty good, and it comes in glass, but it's more expensive. I'm not sure if it used to be or if it went up with Covid. If I was going to cook with it AND use it as a rodent deterrent, I would buy the Now brand.

Like many others I got this for Insect control. ( in portable toilets / plastic outhouses in my case). I put about 1/2 oz to a pint of water and use from a sprayer. (you have to use a good sprayer, it will make an cheap sprayer not work in a week or less.) It separates fairly quickly, so you do have to shake if before each use. I've found it works well for flying insects (residual effect I think), and good for direct contact for Spiders and Ants. It does not kill them, just repels them instantly. Unfortunately there is not enough residual to keep the spiders or ants away for long, unless I really flood the specific place they are at. (I need to try cotton ball stuffed into the crack they come in, or try spraying uncut?) Also had an issue with earwigs at a few locations, and this did seem to run them off after a few treatments. (BTW: earwigs can live a year or more, unlike most insects with short life spans... and they can give a nasty sting.) I see many of you are using for Mice. I have no issues with mice, so can't say regarding them. Yes, if you just open the container and smell, it's a bit solvently smelling. But once mixed in water and sprayed, it smells very strong and pepperminty. I've had many people say they like it after we spray in the freshly cleaned toilet, (kids are the best when they come out and describe to their parents or older sibling). Unfortunately the scent does not last very long. Maybe a hour at best. However, it is very hot now, (100+) so maybe once temps drop to the low 90s or stay in the 80s or below, the scent may remain longer. Of course insects become much less of an issue here once temps stay below mid 80s. Bottom line: I've just about run out and will be ordering more.

Amazing product but it spills whenever it's poured in small amounts and then runs down the bottle.. I use this in a sprayer with dish soap for interior pest deterance like FL spiders, and it works great, they hate the smell. I also use this on my pepper plants after treating with neem oil for aphids and it also helps there too, it seems to extend the time between needing to re-apply neem oil/wash off aphids.. It is VERY potent, don't get it on your clothes or skin unless you want to smell like a human candy cane for a few days..

I bought this specifically to try and repel mice after $5000 repair on brand new 2025 car after hybrid wire chew. It is too soon to know if it will work. When I received the package I actually filmed my opening it as it smelled like petroleum distillates. I was concerned the wrong item was sent and wanted to document that I had not exchanged products. I have since opened the product. I’m uncertain as to whether petroleum oil based products used in the extraction/distillation process vs alcohol. I put some in a spray bottle with water and clearly there was an oil interface. Due to this I wouldn’t use topically. The other side is that I have sprayed filters and wires and if petroleum based may have a greater duration for protection. I can say that the peppermint scent is very strong, almost eye watering. For my particular use, I want this. This may not suit someone else’s needs or planned usage. Photos attempt to show product layering as well as change when shaken.

I didn't realize the container would be so small. It's a PURE product that needs to be diluted. So it lasts longer than this little jug is small. Trust me and the others who call this on repeat. It is the product within that matters. This essential oil is of excellent quality. I've been using it to #1 curb my strong willed felines from areas in the home they need not climb. Kitchen counters! Unless you're cooking or on the menu, you have no business in the kitchen! I don't dine on cats. My cats don't cook! So story told. #2. I've had an issue with unwanted wildlife entering my garage, of the rodent kind. This works wonderfully. I know it's potent, due to the fact that the less water I use, the more the spray leaves me feeling like a crisp spring breeze blew through the room. I get goose bumps and chilled. Pleasant to me, not so to the animal persuasion. I love the aroma of Peppermint! and have started using this in my counter spray, as well. Adding it to your regimen for cleaning leaves things smelling fresh. Pouring a bit in the window tracks, helps keep the unwanted flyers out, as well. ** I am on subscription with this, so as to not run out. The times I have I truly regret not being diligent. The possibilities are endless as to where and what to use this for and on. Wonderful way to give a room a bit of a perking up.. **I want my home smelling so pepper minty that the rodent population runs by holding their noses screaming in pain! Eye's watering, nose running, chilled to the bone.. Oh yeah. lol** I see how people complain about the size & cost. Well, if you add the needed water or alcohol it would take to dilute it, it would be more than (5) 5 gallon containers from H.Depot. Seriously. When I use it to spray out doors, in between the Talstar (2x's per year) I go through about 5 gallons of mixed liquid. I use maybe 2 capfulls, I like mine strong. I don't spray the plants, just doors, windows, cracks (in the side walk & driveways), mail box, and around my stationary planters. I have to admit, I have sprayed the Juniper. Didn't kill it. My goal was to get at the spiders that have condo'ed out in it. Not many things get rid of spiders, except a shoe! Meaning them being road kill on the bottom. This and pure (but diluted) Cedar Oil, not together. Just 2 separate oils that kills within seconds. Spray, sit back and watch them do the swirl of death, flinch flick and then lights out. **** My meaning is, don't knock it until you try it. It works. I was where you were years ago. Disgruntled about the price or the small container. Until I saw just how far this little jug of awesome truly goes. I won't stray to another maker, I did once and really regretted that move. THAT was a waste of time, $, and product. I won't stray again. With essentials, what works best is Excellent Product & consistency!! Here, I am happy. I have found what works for me.

This is a winner ....Great smell! Useful inside or outside for crickets, spiders , all pests! I would definitely recommend. Gets rid of summer pests on porch especially summer months when lights attract.

Don't confuse this with the peppermint that smells like candy. This stuff is like menthol laquer thinner. It is not like a holiday candle, and not something you want in a diffuser inside your house... Unless you have rats i guess. This stuff will chase them away. It is effective outdoors to deter pests like rodents and insects. There are a fair number of wasps in our area. I mixed this sludge with wax in one of those wax smell good melting things. It worked well as a diffuser on our back patio and it seemed to keep the wasps away... until I forgot to turn on the diffuser for a week or so. I also dilute it with water in a spray bottle and spray it around the garage doors so I can do woodwork and such in the garage without wasps flying in. Does the job. I threw a bunch of wood chips & sawdust into an empty jar, then added a mixture of 80% water & 20% peppermint oil. (Mix in another container with a drop or two of dish soap so the oil & water will mix). After the liquid was absorbed I put the wood chips and sawdust into old socks and stashed them where I've seen rodents. Haven't seen any evidence of rodent activity since. This jug is a poor choice for this liquid. You cannot pour from this jug without it dribbling all over the place. Considering the scent and potency, dribbling this swill all over the wife's kitchen counter was not popular. Consider using a dropper if you have one. I used a straw. No I didn't suck it out of the container... i insert the straw into the jug, cover the end with my finger, and move the liquid to the desired location... all the while keeping everything over a piece of cardboard in case of drips. Overall, if you're looking for pest control, this is a good value. If you want the smell of peppermint candy, this isn't it. FYI, mentha piperita oil smells like candy, mentha arvensis (which is what this is) smells like menthol paint thinner. People advertise both as peppermint oil. I learned that from this purchase. I was so revolted by the smell that I spent four hours on Google learning how/why/if I screwed up. Well, I did and I now know why. It would be nice if they provided a basic recommended dilution chart or guidelines of some sort.

I purchased this item over a year ago when it was slightly less expensive. It has a delightful, strong scent and offers great value for the price. I highly recommend it and would definitely buy it again.

Great

It's a Excellent product. Useful for keeping unwanted pests from going in your garden. It has a strong aroma. So store it in a air tight container or a well ventilated area.

It’s all round excellent..the container doesn’t pour well..have a bowl underneath if you choose to decant!

As described, perfect for our need