- [Narrator] Most of us
know that ginger is used
to calm digestion and reduce nausea,
but what you might not know
is that it is also
excellent for reducing pain.
The essential oil of
ginger is steam distilled
from the same rhizome that you use
in your kitchen for cooking.
Ginger oil is very
concentrated as you'll see,
you only need a few drops in your blend.
Hi I'm Andrea Butje, founder
of Aromahead Institute,
and this recipe is called
A Little Help From Ginger.
Now, ginger essential
oil is so great for pain.
So we're gonna make this blend
in a carrier called Trauma Oil.
And the Trauma Oil itself is amazing
for pain and reducing inflammation.
The first oil in the blend is cardamom,
and we're gonna use four drops.
And you know cardamom and
ginger are best friends.
They're both spicy, they're
both a little sweet,
they're both amazing for pain.
I love cardamom.
I'm a big fan of both the
aroma and the essential oil.
There's nothing else that
smells quite like cardamom,
and it's just perfect with ginger.
So we're gonna start with four drops.
So I'm gonna go ahead
and put the trauma oil
that I mentioned to you into
a one ounce glass bottle.
And that'll be our carrier
so it'll make it really
nourishing for our skin,
and it will help reduce
any pain or swelling
that might be happening wherever
you're applying this blend.
Perfect.
And, we'll do our four drops.
So cardamom,
one, two, three, four, okay.
And then our next oil is Roman chamomile.
And we've got five drops
of Roman chamomile going in
to join the cardamom.
Beautiful smell by the way,
both of these together.
Okay, great, got five in there.
And then next, we've got three drops
of our ginger.
Here's the ginger.
And remember I mentioned that
you don't need a lot of drops?
Just three will do it.
It's a very strong oil.
It's very concentrated.
One, two, three, perfect, okay.
And then lastly, we've got
three drops of peppermint.
Ah, I mean, you really can't
go wrong with this blend.
All four of these oils
are full of the potential
to reduce pain.
So three drops of peppermint.
There we go, all right.
That just smells so good.
I think you're gonna love it.
So then we just simply close the bottle,
give it a little shake, and
then go ahead and apply it
wherever you're hurting,
any muscles that are sore,
your knees, your neck, your shoulders.
Whatever that might be, I
think you're gonna love this.
Hope you enjoy it.
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