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While many of us have memories of building gingerbread houses during the holidays and sipping ginger tea to get over a case of the sniffles, ginger’s warm, spicy flavor actually has a history that goes much further back than childhood traditions. Ginger originated in Southeast Asia and was taken to the Mediterranean as early the 1st century AD, so it goes waaaay back! And no wonder—what spice rack would be complete without its rich taste? While fresh and ground ginger are now common kitchen staples, ginger also has great uses in its essential oil form. Wondering about the benefits of Ginger essential oil? Keep reading to learn more about this spicy oil. Read more about more about it here. |
The season for warmth and spice has arrived, and with that in mind, we can’t wait to start putting our Ginger essential oil to good use!
Both zingy and stimulating, Ginger plants originate from Southeast Asia and are typically cultivated so their edible roots can be used in a variety of sweet and savoury recipes. At Young Living, however, we love Ginger for its deeply soothing scent and brilliant versatility, as it can be used in everything from haircare rituals to massages. In this blog, we’ll be taking you through just a few of our favorite ways to use Ginger essential oil, so your autumn days can be filled with extra spice and everything nice in no time!
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Gingerbread Cookies
What better way to bring on the holiday season than with the warm smell of homemade Gingerbread cookies! Let your kids get in on the fun and get creative with different shapes, cuts or even decorating their own gingerbread house!
Young Living’s Ginger essential oil really adds a wonderful warmth to them. You can also add a little Nutmeg and Cinnamon Bark essential oils if you’d like to for extra flavouring.
TIP You will need to refrigerate the cookie dough for 3½ hours or overnight before cutting the cookies and baking them. You can decorate them or have them plain with a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate for all the cozy vibes!
NOTE For a vegan option, try using a chia seed egg and vegan butter. For the vegan option, roll them into balls first and then flatten as they may not hold their shape as well as the regular recipe.
To make 1 chia seed egg: Mix tbsp 1 tbsp chia seeds with 2½ tbsp water and let sit for 10 minutes to thicken before using.
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Ginger User Experiences... |
Essential Oils Foot & Menstrual Cramps One day my two-year-old started to cry and complain that his foot hurt. My husband, the king of the psycho-somatic solutions for our kids' imagined and real bumps and bruises, reached for the first thing he could grab to use as the "no owie juice". This ended up being the same bottle of the oil mixture that I use to treat our son's diarrhea. It contained 4 drops of Ginger and 4 drops of Rosemary in 2 tablespoons of Olive oil. He made a big deal out of rubbing a few drops on his foot, and soon he was laughing and playing again. That night, our toddler woke up screaming in pain and pointing to his foot. I massaged it for 5 minutes or so and that helped a little, but then I ran down to get the oil. Within a few minutes, he was asleep again. The next day I looked up Ginger and Rosemary, and sure enough, they are both good for relieving cramps! An accidental discovery that has helped us time and time again since that night. Since then I have learned that many toddlers will occasionally get painful foot cramps, especially at night, and parents are advised to massage the foot for 20-30 minutes or so and the child will eventually fall back to sleep. My solution using essential oils is much faster! I also gave some of it to a friend to use on her menstrual cramps, after doubling the amount of oil that I used in the carrier oil, and she said it worked very well. ~ Maggie C.
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