Many people know about the beneficial properties of ginger. Its root improves the taste of meat and vegetable dishes and is well known as a spice. But besides the root itself, ginger oil is very popular. The traditional healers of Indochina and the Arab countries have been treating various diseases for more than 2000 years. In combination with essential oils of jojoba, chamomile or rosemary, it is used in cosmetics and is considered the keeper of youth in the East.
The composition of ginger oil
As modern studies have shown, the composition of the oil contains about 330 useful compounds. Ginger essential oil is rich in many trace elements, including iron, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, zinc and many others. The main component is Tsingibern - a volatile organic compound with a pungent characteristic odor, as well as starch, fiber, sugar, vegetable fats, vital amino acids and vitamins of groups B, C and A, nicotinic acid, lipids.
The composition and ratio of nutrients in ginger oil depends on the growth conditions, stage of development, method of drying the roots and conditions for distillation of the oil. In order to get a few grams of the finished essential product in a production environment, you need to spend a few kilograms of roots.
Useful properties of oil
Due to its rich chemical composition, ginger oil has become one of the most valuable products for humans. The properties that it possesses allow you to increase immunity and use it for colds, diseases of the nervous and musculoskeletal system. Spicy aroma of oil stimulates the body, affects the emotional sphere, restores mental strength. It is used in culinary recipes and in the manufacture of cosmetic products.
Ginger oil acts as a strong antiseptic, helps with food poisoning, improves digestion, dissolves cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels, enhances blood circulation and brain activity. It is useful to use ginger oil in a period of depression, with a breakdown, headache, for the treatment of diseases of the throat and bronchi.
Ginger oil is a popular aphrodisiac. It enhances male power and sexual desire in women, and is also used to treat infertility and eliminate unpleasant symptoms and pain on “critical days”.
Ginger oil and the fight against cellulite
Often you can hear information that ginger oil is an effective tool in the fight against obesity. Testimonials from those who used this tool indicate that the statement is not entirely true. In fact, oil is used as an additional tool in the fight against cellulite and excess weight. It improves blood circulation, accelerates recovery processes in the body, provides lymphatic drainage and the removal of toxins through the skin. To reduce appetite, you need to drink a glass of water 30 minutes before a meal, in which add a couple of drops of oil.
To achieve the effect, 3-5 drops of the concentrate are added to 30-50 g of the base oil (olive or sesame) during the anti-cellulite or warming massage. A good effect in the fight against the “orange peel” is obtained from linseed oil wraps with the addition of a few drops of ginger. You can put some honey or coffee grounds in the composition. During these procedures, excess moisture is removed from the body. But in order to consolidate the result, we must not forget about such methods as diet and sports.
Cosmetic use
Ginger oil is widely used in cosmetics. It is part of creams, tonic balms and face masks. By improving blood circulation, the oil stimulates, rejuvenates and cleanses the skin from various rashes, restores water-fat balance and helps to reduce pores.
A few drops of oil added to the face cream will help get rid of the scars left from acne and acne, relieve fine wrinkles, and give the skin a fresh and healthy appearance.
Use of Ginger Oil for Hair Care
Ginger oil is rich in many useful substances, it is used for hair care. It strengthens the roots, improves their structure, treats damaged follicles, is a component of medicinal ointments and creams that are used to combat baldness.
To prepare a mixture to strengthen your hair yourself, you need to add 3-4 drops of ginger concentrate in 30 ml of base oil (jojoba, castor, rosemary). The composition should be applied to the hair and rub well into the skin. After that, you need to wrap your head with a towel and leave it until morning, rinse with any shampoo. After this procedure, hair grows better, acquires a healthy shine and does not split. Massaging the scalp with this compound improves blood circulation and helps fight dandruff.
How to make ginger oil on your own
You can make excellent ginger oil yourself. Recipe its preparation is quite simple. There are two ways to get it.
In the first case, you need to grind the washed ginger root with a knife or grate, put in a glass dish and pour in odorless corn, olive or other vegetable oil. After that, the dishes should be put in a dark place for 21 days. The finished oil is used for rubbing with pain in the back or joints, for anti-cellulite or warming massage, as well as to reduce swelling of the legs.
In order to use homemade ginger oil for culinary purposes, a peeled piece of root 5-6 cm long is crushed and heated in 0.5 liters of one of the above oils on a small fire until it is darkened, and then filtered. The finished product is used for the preparation of vegetable salads, various sauces, fish and meat dishes.
You must understand that ginger essential oil is a concentrate. This is a pure product, it is made in an industrial environment. Homemade ginger is an oil tincture on spices, but this does not make it any less valuable and useful.
Contraindications for the use of ginger oil
Despite all the positive properties that essential ginger oil has, its use is sometimes contraindicated. This is a potent substance, therefore, before making masks or applying the composition to the hair, it is necessary to test for an allergic reaction.
It is not recommended to use oil for the treatment of young children, nursing mothers and pregnant women. If it is necessary to use oil, its concentration should be reduced by 2-3 times. In people with sensitive skin, ginger concentrate sometimes causes irritation. Such people also need to be careful.
The essential product has a strong active effect on the body, so it must be used in diluted form. The composition that is sold in the pharmacy is a mixture of ginger extract with olive, corn, peanut, citrus and other oils and is ready for use.
Ginger oil is a unique natural remedy that is used to prepare culinary masterpieces, treat many diseases, restore and clean the aura. Numerous reviews of people indicate that its scope and value for humans have almost no boundaries.