NOW Essential Oils, Ginger Oil, Spicy Aromatherapy Scent, Steam Distilled, 100% Pure, Vegan, Child Resistant Cap, 1-Ounce

This NOW Ginger Oil is great. I have a lot of muscle pains and I've tried everything to relieve them. This stuff works the best. I put the oil on the pain and it goes away very quickly. Yes, it does have a very strong smell, but I'd rather smell bad than struggle through my pain.Plus, I don't have to use a lot of oil to relieve my pain either. I use one or two drop and the pain is gone. I don't have to use half the bottle every time like I did with other products.I never really bought into the essential oils thing, but I'm sold on it now.

NOW Foods consistently delivers great products and their Ginger Oil is an ongoing example of the top quality they deliver. The Ginger Oil has a robust and savory smell as it should considering it is highly concentrated (100% pure). That being said, anyone who uses the product needs to keep in mind that a pure concentrate needs to be diluted before use otherwise you may end up with some not so friendly and/or overpowering results.Now, I am fairly new to the world or aromatherapy and as such I have not used the Ginger Oil extensively or in more complex recipes. I have used a few dozen various oils in baths, foot baths, skin applications, hair oils, massage oils, and plain old room fragrances and I used the Ginger Oil much in the same fashion. A aromatherapy friend/mentor of mine had told me about the benefits of Ginger Oil and how it can be used to reduce nausea, flu-like symptoms, indigestion, and can even be used to reduce anxiety in some cases so I decided to try the Ginger Oil. My first use was diluting the Ginger in almond oil and spreading the application on my fiance's stomach during one of her common bouts with indigestion. My fiance, who is not "sold" on the benefits aromatherapy, said that she did feel a little better after applying the application however she couldn't tell if it was due to the oil or the elapsed time and the body naturally handling its own business. So, not being able to truly tell if the Ginger Oil was as beneficial as it had been suggested to me, I used the product in a few different hair oils strictly for the scent and I yielded what I thought to be great results. After that I was able to make a massage oil (using the Ginger Oil) for a few friends of mine and they all told me that they felt the calming and stabilizing effects of the Ginger. However, I was finally able to use the oil myself when I came down with a nasty flu and I was delightfully surprised at how helpful the oil proved to be. The first couple days of the flu left me with aches and pains in my back and legs and I took several hot baths with a few drops of the Ginger Oil added to them. The baths felt great and I felt what I believed to be the Ginger Oil help soothe away the aches and pains quicker than usual. Then, as my flu hit the high point on day 3 and left my stomach in a pile of knots I diluted the Ginger Oil into a skin oil and rubbed the mixture on my stomach. Again, I felt what I believed to be the Ginger Oil working some magic and relinquishing my stomach from the pains and allowing me to actually eat and drink without the nausea and vomiting. So, after finally being able to test the Ginger Oil myself I believe that it is a great product and its uses and results are spot on. I would definitely recommend the NOW Foods Ginger Oil to anyone who dabbles in aromatherapy and I would only recommend the NOW Foods brand because as I said at the beginning, they are simply a top of the line manufacturer.

NOW Foods always provides great products. I appreciate that they provide high quality essential oils at an affordable price that is not as expensive as other brands. This ginger oil is no exception and provides a high quality oil at an affordable price. It has a strong, flavorful aroma. I love it.

The media could not be loaded. I purchased this for my collection 4 years ago in November 2012. I went with the NOW brand because it was a trusted brand in our household WAY before the big boom of online shopping.I have been using essential oils since before they were more mainstream. Probably a couple decades now. I use them therapeutically and not just because they "smell good".THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! I read so many reviews about how someone thinks an essential oil does not smell good. One .... essential oils are NOT fragrance oils. It is the essences and properties in the oils that make them work therapeutically. Aromatherapy is MUCH more then "wow this smells good (or does not smell good) in my diffuser. Oils evoke moods, they help you sleep, they make you happy, but that is their core properties. Kinda like many evergreen essential oils are GREAT for respiratory illnesses. To me ... in the bottle they are strong ... diffused they smell much better, but not much. Blended and rubbed on your chest they are amazing. ALSO ... some sleep oil blends to me, smell just so-so. But guess what? Those are the ones that REALLY help me sleep and produce some very cool dreams. I wish people would do some research and really educate themselves on essential oils before purchasing them and reviewing them. Essential oils have become so mainstream these days that people really do not understand the full ramifications of what they are using and how they actually work.I have major brand name essential oils in my collection and off brands. I have purchased and reviewed some downright vile essential oils here on Amazon and am not afraid to leave a poor review. I appreciate a good quality essential oil for a good value, but I am not going to use something I cannot trust. I trust this. I think there are higher qualities out there, but this is a nice grade oil.Ginger oil should be in color pale yellow to deep amber and thin to mildly viscous in consistency. Dropped on paper mine was more on the clear side with a hint of yellow and more on the thick side of consistency. It DID dry clear which leads me to believe this is pretty close to being a true essential oil. This smells exactly like ginger oil should and when compared to other brands I have, it smells on point.In the dark glass amber bottle and in a dark cabinet, this oil has remained intact. It is not rancid and so I can vouch for its longevity. I also like how the back of the bottle gives you some quick, yet informative information about the oil and its uses.

NOW brand is great, the quality of their products is exemplary and they do not overcharge. This is a big reason why I use their ginger EO over other brands, the quality is always consistent.The ginger EO itself is great for some things. The smell is extremely strong! I would never use it to scent other products (soap, lotions, etc.). It's not very pleasant unlike fresh ginger. However, I use ginger EO for bone and muscle pain/aches. It works amazing every time, the relief from this is great. I've tried tiger balm and every other topical pain relief available and they all have their perks but none work as well as this oil.