With all the options out there for essential oils, ginger is a great one to have in your medicine cabinet, as it has such a wide variety of benefits. Ginger is like the vibrantly effervescent friend who also manages to soothe and ground your spirit. Powerful combo!
Now let’s see exactly how we can harness its power in our lives
1. Digestive Support Bath Oil
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- 4-5 drops of ginger
- 1 tablespoon honey
Add this mixture to a warm bath, and soak for as long as it is comfortable for you. This helps with elimination of toxins.
2. Abdominal Pain Soothing Massage
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- 2 drops ginger
- 1 tablespoon jojoba or grapeseed oil
Add together, blend well and gently massage on and around the area where there is pain. Clockwise circular abdominal pain is especially helpful for relieving constipation. This aids in relieving nausea as well
3. Ginger Lemon Nausea Diffusion
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- 4-5 drops ginger
- 3 drops lemon
Add this blend to a diffuser or a small bowl of water for natural diffusion. Relax in the room where the diffuser is and remember to breathe deeply and slowly through your nose for maximum benefit.
Alternatively, simply open the bottle of ginger essential oil, inhale, and notice almost instant relief! This is a great, easy, on the go method, so it’s smart to keep a small bottle of ginger essential oil in your purse or car for moment of being hit with surprise car sickness or morning sickness.
In fact, inhaling essential oils throughout the day is the perfect way to get through the tougher days of pregnancy. Especially in the first 16 weeks when it’s not recommended to use essential oils topically or through ingestion
4. Appetite boosting blend
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- 2 drops ginger
- 2 drops bergamot
- 2 tablespoons jojoba oil
Blend together and gently massage onto your belly in a clockwise motion to stimulate appetite. This is a great option to gently support increased appetite in children or the elderly.
5. Stomach Settling Inhalation Blend
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- 4-5 drops ginger oil
- 3 drops lavender
Blend and to a diffuser or a small bowl of water for natural diffusion. Prior to meals, spend a bit of time relaxing in the room where the diffuser is and remember to breathe deeply and slowly through your nose for maximum benefit.
Inhalation methods will be most helpful when used about 30 minutes before mealtime, especially if a suppressed appetite is due to nausea.
6. Children’s Belly Massage
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- 1 drop of ginger
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Blend and gently massage onto your child’s belly in a clockwise motion to ease belly pains, stimulate appetite, or relieve nausea. This is also a great way to dissipate intestinal gas pain in infants, though you should always be cautious when using essential oils on children under the age of 2.
7. Ginger Oil Fever Breakers
Massage:
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- 4 drops ginger essential oil
- 2 drops frankincense
- a 10 ml roll on bottle,
- jojoba oil.
Place the oils into the roll-on bottle and fill with the jojoba oil. Roll onto back, chest, and the bottoms of the feet, focusing on the liver point at the arch of the right foot.
Compress:
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- 2-3 drops ginger
- 1 drop clove
Blend and place onto a lukewarm or cool compress and place it on your chest or forehead to help break your fever.
Bath Soak:
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- 5-6 drops ginger
- 3 drops Lemon
- 1 tablespoon castile soap
Blend the ingredients and add to the running water for your warm bath. Soak for 10-15 minutes. This encourages sweating and detoxification of the body, so you can oust the bacteria causing the fever in the first place.
8. Congestion and Sinus Infection ReliefÂ
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- 2 drops ginger
- 1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
Blend and gently massage onto your chest, neck, and upper back to support the lungs and relieve congestion.
9. Decongestant Steam
If you’re really congested, the best thing to start with is a warm steam inhalation.
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- 3-4 drops ginger
- 2 drops eucalyptus (optional)
- 2 cups of water
Blend and add into a pot with the water. Let come to a boil and transfer to a glass or pyrex bowl while still steaming. Place a towel over your head and inhale deeply, periodically blowing your nose to release the newly loosened phlegm.
10. Ginger Only De-congestion Options
Another steam inhalation option is to take a hot bath and add 5-6 drops of ginger oil, blended with honey or milk as a dispersant to the bath. Keep the door closed to steam the bathroom, and relax in the tub for as long as you would like.
For ongoing support to combat congestion, add 4-5 drops of ginger oil to a diffuser or a small bowl of water for natural diffusion, and keep the diffuser going throughout the day. Relax in the room and breathe deeply (through your nose if possible).
Any time you feel congestion creeping in again, simply open a bottle of ginger essential oil, inhale, and feel the congestion dissipate.
11. Ear Infection Relief
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- 2 drops ginger
- 2 drops clove
Add the essential oils to a warm, damp towel and hold over your ear for 15 to 20 minutes to relieve pain and swelling related to ear infection.
12. Banish Vertigo and Dizziness
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- 3-4 drops ginger oil
- 2 cups of water.
Add to a pot and bring to a boil. Transfer to a glass or pyrex bowl while still steaming. Place a towel over your head and inhale deeply, taking care not to touch your face to the water. Alternate a couple minutes of breathing the steam, with laying on the floor and breathing fresh, cool air.
13. Better Circulation Bath Soak
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- 5-6 drops ginger
- 5-6 drops eucalyptus
- 2 tablespoons honey or milk
Blend these well and add to a hot bath and soak for 15-20 minutes to raise your core temperature and increase circulation.
14. How To Use Ginger Essential Oil For Lung Congestion
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- 5-6 drops ginger
- Distilled water
Place the ginger oil into a diffuser with water according to instructions. Diffuse throughout the day. This is especially useful to do in your bedroom an hour before sleeping to support easeful breath and wake feeling more well-rested.
Or simply open a bottle of ginger essential oil and inhale any time you start to feel tightness in your chest or the itch of an oncoming cough.
15. Emergency Congestion Relief
To break up thick mucus in the lungs:
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- 4-5 drops ginger
- 4 drops eucalyptus
- 1 drop lemon
- 2 cups of water.
Add all the ingredients together in a pot. Bring to a boil and transfer to a glass or pyrex bowl while still steaming. Place a towel over your head and inhale deeply, taking care not to touch your face to the water. Take deep breath, allowing yourself to gently cough up and expel mucus as the ginger works itself into your lungs.
16. Breathe Better Chest Rub
- 10 drops ginger
- 10 drops eucalyptus
- 10 drops lemon
- 4 tablespoons unrefined shea butter
- 2 tablespoons safflower oil
- 10 ml arrowroot powder
Blend all of the ingredients together well – here you will need a hand blender! The arrowroot powder is necessary to eliminate most of the oiliness from staying behind after application.
Use this blend before going to sleep for a restful night of easier breathing.
17. Stress Buster Massage
Simply open a bottle of ginger essential oil and inhale any time stress starts to creep up on you, or try this beautiful massage blend:
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- 2 drops ginger
- 2 drops ylang ylang
- 1 drop vetiver
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Blend well and and massage gently onto the temples, neck, upper chest, and over the heart. Repeat whenever you’re feeling head, heart, or body tension related to stress and anxiety.
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18. Stress Rescue Oil
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- 5-6 drops ginger
- 5 drops frankincense
- 5 drops neroli
- A small dark dropper bottle
Blend the oils together and keep in the bottle in your hand bag or anywhere you can get to it in any situation. Simply open the bottle and inhale any time you notice yourself starting to feel worked up. This is a great option because you can carry it with you anywhere, which I personally like because life is unpredictable and I never know when I might suddenly find myself in some challenging emotional terrain.
This is also a great diffuser blend.
19. Sensual Massage Oil
Ginger essential oil is a great one for sensual massage.
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- 4 drops ginger
- 4 drops ylang ylang
- 2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
Blend and use to and massage onto your partner’s body, then switch. Use long, slow strokes and breathe deeply both when giving and receiving. Not only will the skin contact and warming quality of the oil get you hot and bothered, but the scent will work its magic at the same time.
20. Vibrant Complexion Blend
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- 3-4 drops ginger
- 4 tablespoons apricot kernel oil
- 2 tablespoons unrefined shea butter
- Vitamin E lotion for dry skin, to fill a 200 ml jar
Blend and store in the jar in a cool place and use a dime-sized dollop to massage gently into the face and neck with a circular motion, 1-2x/day.
For extra support in evening your skin tone, wipe your face with witch hazel prior to your ginger oil blend application. THis is also great for ageing skin!
21. To Manage Dandruff
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- 2 drops of ginger
- Regular, natural shampoo
Add the oil to your bottle of shampoo and use as normal. You will notice an improvement with continued usage.
22. Deep Conditioning Hair Mask
- 10 drops ginger Essential Oil
- 5 drops Neem Oil
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon raw apple cider vinegar.
Combine all the ingredients, and massage the blend into your scalp and let sit for 20-30 minutes before rinsing it out with a regular natural shampoo. Repeat up to three times a week to prevent a dry and itchy scalp and to stimulate your hair growth.
23. Hair Growth Mask
This mask stimulates hair growth by nourishing your strands with fatty acids, and boosting circulation to the scalp.
- 10 drops ginger
- 10 drops lemongrass
- 10 drops jojoba carrier oil
Blend the ingredients in a small bowl. Massage the mixture into your scalp using circular motions. Let sit for at least 30 minutes, then rinse and shampoo as usual.
The Bottom Line
We looked at various blends and methods of use for ginger essential oil in:
- Digestive support by increasing appetite and easing nausea and discomfort
- Blending and using to supplement the body’s natural healing processes
- Lending a supportive hand in emotional and sexual well being
- Bestowing gorgeous hair and skin
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