The Chinese and the Indians that discovered the thick knobby stem of the ginger plant knew they had something special when it came to flavoring fresh meat as well as stews and sauces. They didn’t have spas back then, but they did use ginger oil in their own version of spa treatments almost everyday.
Steam distilling the root made potent oil that had excellent chemical properties. The ancients mixed the oil with other oils and then they rubbed the mixture on their bodies and faces, and almost immediately skin irritations disappeared. They inhaled the oil at night, and massaged the oil into the muscles and ligaments after a hunt for food or when the day was filled with anxiety and stress.
As the years went by, small massaged shops opened and they used all types of essential oils to make life bearable, and to cure the common ailments that interrupted their work schedules. Those old massage shops were the precursors of our modern day spas. Spa treatments vary from country to country, but the essential oils used to relax muscles, and to invigorate skill cells are still the same essential oils used in those two room shops.
At one point in time spas were only for the rich and privileged. The working class had to endure muscle pain and skin issues or try to relieve those conditions using some natural herb. Ginger was one of the first herbs to be used in early spa treatments, and it’s still important oil in modern day spas since the chemicals in the oil have the ability to interact with all the cells in the body.
A Blended Ginger Oil Facial Is A Favorite Spa Treatment
No one will deny the fact that blended ginger oil can change the skin dynamics of the face. The ginger oil facial is a favorite spa treatment, but a ginger oil massage can make the body relax as the scent of the oil permeates the olfactory senses.
A hot ginger oil massage relieves menstrual cramps, nausea, and muscle pain, but the mixture of sandalwood, ginger oil, and buckwheat flour as well as a few tablespoons of water make a stimulating as well as purifying ginger oil mask. Some spas consider that facial the Madonna of facials.
Ginger oil does hydrate and tone the skin, and when it is combined with citrus oil the vitamins and minerals in the blend nourish and moisturize the skin. After a hot bath or shower a ginger oil mixture will seal in the moisture so the skin looks years younger.
There’s no end to ginger oil effectiveness in the spa, especially when the experience starts with a ginger oil bath, and is followed by an exfoliating ginger oil scrub, which leaves the skin soft and nourished. The treatment ends with a vitamin enriched ginger oil moisturizer, which hydrates and soothes the skin. The body and the mind feel relaxed, and perfectly balanced.
