Castor Oil as a carrier

[Tina CookStudent]

I’m curious if there are any known benefits to using castor oil as the main carrier oil over other oils when applying herbs topically.

Tina Cook

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Bernadette

[BernadetteStudent]

Thanks for asking Tina. I’m also curious about castor oil because I just started using it on myself.

[DawnStudent]

Hello Tina, I’ve recently heard about Castor Oil wraps or compresses and, also, that it helps treat abnormal skin cells (cancer?) … I have not done any research of my own on this one so I am following this thread to see what is posted. Thanks for inquiring 🙂

[Annette CunniffeStudent]

Hi Tina,

I just purchased some Castor Oil, and I am waiting for the packs to arrive.  I read a lot of reviews and it seems that the oil is good for a lot of issues that people have had.

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[Jessica SmithStudent]

would be great if someone answered this one, looks like a lot of us are interested in knowing more about castor oil.

[Dee.MWStudent]

Castor oil is thick and viscous making it extremely challenging to strain out any herbs if it’s a main carrier oil.  It holds the herbs in suspension like jello.  I’ve made topical formulas adding castor oil AFTER straining the herbs from a main carrier oil.  The intention was for a deeply penetrating product addressing athletic injuries. Adding essential oils would be easy, yet castor oil’s main reputation is as a simple.  I haven’t experienced it other than having to drink some in a milkshake to kick start labor.  That was (ugh) memorable.

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[David P RankStudent]

Barbara O’Neill has some YouTube videos on how to use Castor Oil. She doesn’t add any herbs to it that I have seen.

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[PaigeStudent]

I know you can add some essential oils to it when using as a pack.

PMR

[Marcia DanielsStudent]

I have been wondering about castor oil ad a carrier for arnica and comfrey . I’m hoping someone with More knowledge about castor oil will chime in.

 

[Judy MillerStudent]

I made my first batches of lotion using olive oil, with dried herbs.  (At least I thought they were dried, and then the tea with fresh herbs, all strained. )It lasted maybe a month, even in the fridge, and bubbled out like a a yeast dough.  Last year I used caster oil, same herbs for skin, and in the fridge it lasted over a year (1 pint) with it being used every day.  No bubbling over.  My daughter is a nurse, and always having to wash hands or use hand sanitizer, which is rough on hands.  I don’t know about the medicinal value, but I think it’s more likely real castor oil.  Olive oil – the real stuff, is hard to come by, and expensive.

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