Castor Oil Packs

April 15, 2019 / Ashley Romanchuk

Castor Oil Packs are old and simple remedies to helping move toxins out of areas of the body. Predominantly used over the liver, these packs can also be used over areas of general soreness or pain, an area that has become infected, used over cystic acne or over sore female organs during that time of month and even over the kidneys and breasts. Castor oil is made from the Castor Bean, Ricinus communis, which is not in fact a true bean. The seed of this flowering plant is used as the medicine. Castor Bean originates from The Mediterranean Basin, East Africa and India and its use in medicine originates from Ayurvedia however Naturopathy has used this as one of our pivotal ancient remedies as well. Castor oil is high in ricinoleic acid which is an unsaturated-omega 9 fatty acid one of the most polar fats, a term you have probably not hear since high school Science class but kind of think of it like magnetic, we named the North and South Poles for their polarity so this means it will pull out debris from your lymphatic system, fatty tissues and holding organs, and suck it to the surface while also promoting blood flow to the area. When there is blood flow to an area, stagnation moves and stagnation in the body comes in the forms of inflammation and pain typically. There is a very important step that is not often mentioned and many people do know of the use of Castor Oil Packs however many do not know this important step: after a Castor Oil Pack, you must neutralize the toxins before washing away the toxic debris. This is done simply with putting baking soda over your skin after you have used your Castor Oil Pack for ideally an hour and then let the baking soda sit for about 5 minutes before washing the area well with a good microbial soap such as a natural Peppermint or Tea Tree Oil soap.

Castor Oil is also an ancient remedy to induce labour so this is not to be used in Pregnancy.

Stop by our store for our Organic Castor Oil and Flannel Packs and directions of use or come into the Clinic for a Castor Oil appointment.

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