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Ginger Root.
Steam-distilled in Madagascar from fresh ginger root rather than the usual dried root, a warm, spicy oil for massage blends and warming rubs on cold winter nights.
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About this product
A cold night, the lamps lit early, a little massage oil warming between your palms. Ginger brings a slow, spreading warmth to evenings like these, and this oil is made the less common way: steam-distilled in Madagascar from fresh roots.
Most ginger oils are distilled from dried root, and many are disappointing in the bottle. Distilling the fresh root gives an oil that is warm, spicy and genuinely lovely to smell. It is still a lively oil on the skin and asks for a light hand, though in normal aromatherapy dilutions it should be safe for the skin.
Details
- Botanical name: Zingiber officinale
- Origin: Madagascar
- Method: steam-distilled from fresh roots
- Blends with: black pepper, all citrus oils, the woods, resins, fennel, lemongrass
- Shelf life: about 2 to 3 years after opening
How to use
Always dilute it in a carrier oil, because ginger's heat can irritate the skin. Use it in a massage blend at the end of a long day, or as a warming note in a winter chest rub. Robert Tisserand advises no known hazards. Store it in the dark and refrigerated, and decant a half-full bottle into a smaller, full one to extend its life.
Keep it with the wool blankets and the candles, ready for the first frost.
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