Ginger is not just a common spice used in cooking; it can also be used as an ingredient for hair care and nourishing your hair.

What Happens When You Mix Ginger with Shampoo?

Ginger contains many nutrients like B vitamins, vitamin C, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and other antioxidants, which benefit the scalp and hair strands.

Using ginger correctly can help improve blood circulation in the scalp area. This way, hair follicles receive sufficient nutrients, helping the hair grow stronger and healthier.

Additionally, ginger has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal properties. Using ginger for scalp care helps reduce folliculitis, scalp infections, and prevents dandruff—common causes of excessive hair loss.

Ginger is also a natural remedy that helps protect your hair from harmful environmental effects.

How to Mix Shampoo with Ginger

Take fresh ginger, wash off any dirt, then grate it finely or use a juicer to extract its juice.

Add one tablespoon of ginger juice into the shampoo you regularly use. Add a little water to help lather the shampoo. Apply this mixture to your hair and shampoo as usual. Gently massage to cleanse the scalp and remove dirt from your hair.

Rinse your hair with cool water and use conditioner to nourish your hair.

Other Ginger Hair Care Tips

1.  Ginger Juice Hair Mask

You can use ginger juice to make a hair mask. The nutrients in ginger will disinfect and cleanse the scalp while also stimulating blood circulation.

Take a fresh ginger root, wash off any dirt, peel it, and then crush it. Squeeze the juice from the ginger. Mix it with warm water to make the juice easier to extract. You can also use a juicer.

Mix the ginger juice with a little warm water before use. Soak a cotton ball in the ginger juice and apply it to your scalp. Remember, only apply ginger juice to the scalp, not the hair strands.

Gently massage the ginger juice into your scalp. Cover your hair with a shower cap or wrap it in plastic wrap and leave it for 30 minutes.

Then, wash your hair as usual.

This ginger hair mask can be used 2 times a week.

2.  Ginger Oil Hair Treatment

You can make ginger oil for hair treatment using simple ingredients like ginger and coconut oil (or olive oil).

Clean the ginger, peel it, and crush it. Heat oil in a pot, then add the crushed ginger. Simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the oil to cool naturally.

Strain out the ginger pieces and store the oil in a container for later use.

Apply this oil to the scalp and hair strands and massage gently. Leave it on for 30 minutes, then wash your hair with shampoo. Be careful not to use too much oil on your scalp. Additionally, make sure to rinse your hair thoroughly to remove any excess oil and prevent your hair from becoming greasy.

3.  Ginger Hair Rinse

Take a fresh ginger root, wash it, crush it, and place it in a pot of water. Boil it for about 10 minutes to allow the ginger’s nutrients to dissolve in the water. Let the water cool slightly before using it.

After washing your hair, use the ginger water as a final rinse. It will help cleanse your hair and leave it smoother and shinier.

Ginger is an easily accessible ingredient. You can mix ginger with your shampoo or try other ginger hair treatments to promote healthier, shinier hair.