In addition to being a delicious zesty complement to your sushi roll, ginger happens to have a great benefits for your hair. Ginger improves circulation which may in turn promote growth and its antiseptic properties make it an effective scalp soother as well as an all natural dandruff treatment.
How to use ginger
Apply ginger oil as you would a hot oil treatment, let it sit in for 15-30 minutes under a hooded dryer
You can buy ginger oil or make it yourself:
- Wash off fresh ginger and allow it to dry off for a couple of hours
- Shred the ginger into pieces with a grater
- Add the shredded ginger to an oven safe bowl
- Add in 1 1/2 cups olive oil or oil of your choice
- Put the bowl into the oven and let it bake on 150 degrees low heat for two hours
- Once cooled strain the mixture using cheese cloth
or a strainer
to remove the grated pieces of ginger into the bottles you will be storing in
- Make sure that you keep it in a cool dry place (shelf life is 6 months)
To make ginger juice for use on your scalp:
- Wash off the ginger
- Chop the ginger into pieces
- Place in a high powered blender (I use my Ninja
)
- Add filtered water
, enough to cover the ginger
- Blend
- Strain
the ginger pieces out and store the juice in a container
- Keep in your fridge for 2 weeks max
If you opt to use ginger juice always dilute it with oil or water before applying to your hair, as ginger juice on its own is highly potent.
Can you use ginger powder in place of raw ginger?
It wouldn’t hurt if you use ginger powder, but to get the most benefit I would use ginger in its raw state.
If I use raw ginger and a carrier oil mixed together can I leave the mixture in my hair as a leave in treatment.