By Katrina Deisler
Who doesn’t love the flavour and scent of ginger? What you might not know is that ginger isn’t just great tasting; it’s also great for your scalp, skin, and energy. It has nourishing properties and an invigorating scent that is a perfect pick me up as winter gets closer. We’ve put together our list of ginger-ful products for the new season ahead.
Burt’s Bees Ginger Spice
You already love the famous lip balm, made with beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter to soothe and condition your lips. The spiced ginger flavor has notes of the spice including ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, combined with sweeter undertones of butter cookie, warm vanilla spun sugar. £3.99, available at Boots for a limited time and on burtsbees.co.uk.
Origins Ginger Souffle Whipped Body Cream
This hydrating product from Origins is perfect for dry skin as the weather gets colder. The spicy scent of ginger combines with the brighter citrus scents of lemon, lime and bergamot, while working with natural oils (like olive, grape seed, and apricot kernel) to nourish dreary, lifeless skin. Can’t get enough? Origins also has ginger-y body scrub, hydrating oil and bubble bath. £28 from origins.co.uk.
Aesop Ginger Flight Therapy
No matter how long the journey; travelling by plane just makes you tired. This lightweight oil helps refresh and invigorate you after a long journey and small enough to take on and use during too. Dab the oil on pulse points (like your neck, temples, wrists, and behind ears) to liven up your energy. Bonus for travellers: the warm, spicy scent of ginger can hep calm nausea on a bumpy flight. £21 from aesop.com.
The Body Shop Ginger Anti Dandruff Scalp Care
The nourishing shampoo will soothe an itchy scalp with ginger extract, birch bark extract, white willow, and Ethiopian honey. The scent of ginger will invigorate you in the shower, the perfect way to kickstart a chilly fall morning. £5 from thebodyshop.com
