Medical practitioners have been using castor oil in various ways to cure ailments and improve patients’ health for thousands of years. In fact, it is one of the oldest herbal healing remedies in the world.
1. For skin
After gently cleansing and steaming your face, apply a small amount to a warm washcloth and gently massage into breakout areas. Leave on overnight and rinse off with warm water in the morning. Castor oil can draw out bacteria, excess oil and remove dead skin cells, while being gentle to your skin. Use it as a gentle moisturiser, massage into dry cuticles, use for cracked and dry heels and even to relieve sunburn.
2. For hair
Want shiny healthy locks, to relieve an itchy, dry scalp or to promote hair growth? Try caster oil. A tiny amount warmed between your palms and skimmed over frizzy hair can also tame your mane.
3. For inflammation
Castor oil packs are beneficial in the treatment of conditions related to chronic inflammation due to smoking, excess drinking and bowel conditions – all connected to the lymphatic system – as well as for joint pain. Toxins, infections, metals, dead cells and debris are collected and cleaned by the lymphatic system then brought to the liver for filtering and emptied out the colon. When our lymphatic system is not working effectively, waste and toxins can build up, this can lead to a depressed immune system, inefficient bowel movements and worsening food sensitivities, which ultimately lead to inflammation and disease. Castor oil packs can increase lymphatic drainage, detoxify the body, strengthen the immune system, improve bowel movements, reduce food sensitivities, decrease inflammation, prevent disease and enhance overall health.’
4/ For detoxification
The liver is one of our main cleansing organs. Placing a castor oil pack over the liver area provides the liver with support to detoxify and increases glutathione (antioxidant and for detoxification).
5/ For endometriosis
Castor oil has been used to treat endometriosis for decades and should be applied when cramps begin. Massage castor oil directly onto the affected area of your stomach or use a castor oil pack.
6/ For circulation
Good blood flow is vital for a healthy body. Regularly using castor oil packs increases circulation, enriching your organs so that they can function optimally.
7/ For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Placing a castor oil pack across the abdomen helps to stimulate smooth muscle contractions, which helps to push food and waste through the body and stimulate bowel movements. It also increases circulation and stimulate the lymphatic system aiding with pain & spasm relief as well as providing detoxification benefits.
Adapted from: https://theanp.co.uk/7-amazing-benefits-of-castor-oil/
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