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Cure Your Symptoms with Ginger Essential Oils

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.

Ginger is normally thought of as just the plain old spice you might use in the kitchen to give your meat a little flavor. This spice that can be added to your delicious meals helps aid in digestion. What many don’t know is that it has been found in different types of folk medicine as essential ginger oils. The power of organic substances like ginger can increase our sense of smell and can be integrated into the oils we use in aromatherapy. It’s a naturally focused product that is good for your joints, heals infections, reduces inflammation, helps relieve anxiety, aids respiratory problems, supports digestion and it even has a high level of antioxidants.

The anti-inflammatory compounds in ginger can effectively relieve arthritis pain located in your joints which can be very painful.  Using ginger essentials oils in an aroma diffuser is not only a neat way of making a room smell mouthwatering, but also something that becomes useful to your body every day. Take the time to take care of your body and your body will nourish you back.  To find a recommended ginger oil that is an organic therapeutic grade, NATURE’S OIL is a great brand that only cost about $13 dollars! https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Oil-Certified-Organic-Therapeutic/dp/B07JQPRRZW/

Courtesy: Dr. Jockers

Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”  Our bodies are the turntable of a great statue standing proud. Without the stable ground holding the masterpiece afloat, it surely wouldn’t be as sturdy. It is important to nourish your body and mind to have actively productive days and to feel healthy. Ginger oil is so helpful and not only can we use it in oil form, but also in so many fun ways to brighten our skin and lips.  Here is an inside peek on how to use ginger to make a natural product that is cost effective. You can make a bomb lip pumper that hydrates and brings out your inner natural beauty.

Here are the steps to make this bomb lip pumper with ginger!

Ingredients:

1/3 tsp olive oil, ginger, ½ tsp cayenne powder

1/3 cinnamon powder

1 drop of peppermint oil

a small mixing bowl and mixing tool

Steps:

  1. Once you have all the ingredients, in your small container mix the ginger powder, cayenne powder and cinnamon powder and the peppermint oil.
  2. Stir it nice and steady and then slowly add in your olive oil.
  3. Lastly, all you have to do it take a tiny bit of it and massage it for about 15 seconds and leave it on for about 2 mins.

Having natural, beautiful, plump lips can become attainable with just a few short steps. We are the painting, the muse that an artist paints on. We hold beauty in every atom of our body, so it is only organic that we take advantage of our bold colored lips. It is not hard to attain and an easy grab. With natural products that are safer and less expensive, with such some simple steps we can accentuate our natural features feeling as fresh and glamorous.

At 21 years old, with a major in Editing, Writing, and Media. She is aspiring to become a columnist for magazines while empowering women with her writing. She loves working out and eating healthy. HC writer for The Florida State University. Follow her on instagram @ _sammyminns_
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