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How to use ginger oil essential oil
Ginger essential oil has the following usage:

1, full-body bath: In winter festivals, dropping 5-8 drops of ginger oil in a warm bath can promote blood circulation, make the whole body warm and treat cold feeling.

2, body massage: 5-7 drops of ginger oil for body massage, can activate the whole body mental tissue, make the whole body fever, drive away the wind, treat colds, relieve muscle soreness.

3, foot bath: drop 3-5 drops of ginger oil into a pot of warm water to soak your feet, which can treat cold hands and feet, sweaty feet, and also have a certain effect on beriberi.

4, motion sickness: apply ginger oil directly to people, temples or drops in the palm of your hand and massage in the stomach, which can alleviate dizziness and vomiting caused by motion sickness.

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Efficacy of essential oil of ginger oil:

1, skin curative effect

Helps to dissipate blood stasis and treat trauma; Conditioning oily skin and pale skin is also effective. Not suitable for facial skin care, it can be washed in shampoo, which can remove head wind and stop headache; Enhance memory and promote hair growth. Dropping a few drops of ginger essential oil into the hot water for soaking feet can achieve the purpose of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, and can also achieve the effect of removing beriberi and foot odor.

2. Physiological effects

Aphrodisiac is valuable for treating impotence, improving irregular menstruation, and can also be used for postpartum care to eliminate accumulated blood clots; It is especially helpful to improve the state of excessive moisture and body fluid in the body, such as influenza, excessive phlegm and runny nose, and can also relieve sore throat and tonsillitis.

The two main sensory characteristics of ginger-aroma and spicy taste-are mainly attributed to two components:

1. The aroma and taste of ginger depend on its volatile oil-essential oil. Ginger contains more than 70 kinds of volatile oils.

2. The spicy ingredient depends on its nonvolatile oil-gingerol. Gingerol includes 6- gingerol, 8- gingerol, 10- gingerol, 12- gingerol, gingerol and other effective components. The content of 6- gingerol is the highest. The average content of total gingerol in ginger is 65438 0.95%.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ginger Essential Oil