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Castor Oil Compress

Castor Oil

Castor oil compresses, also known as castor oil packs, are becoming increasingly popular. And there’s good reason for this…

According to Barbara O’Neill, no other oil penetrates into the body as well as Castor Oil. This means that if we use a castor oil compress, it will deliver the healing benefits of castor oil deeply into the body.

This article details many of the healthful benefits that can be obtained from using castor oil compresses, as well as detailing the dos and don’ts of using castor oil.

Article Contents:

  • Castor Oil Compress
  • Castor Oil Packs
  • Castor Oil Health Benefits
  • Castor Oil Compress Applications
  • Using Castor Oil Packs
  • Castor Oil Popularity
  • Safely Using Castor Oil
  • Castor Oil As A Natural Mascara
  • Castor Oil Compresses

Castor Oil Packs

Castor oil packs were regularly advocated by Edgar Cayce, particularly castor oil packs for liver health.

This is because castor oil packs can help to detoxify the liver, improve bile quality and help to break down gall stones.

However, it is possible to use a castor oil pack for much more varied applications.

Castor oil packs are known to penetrate deeply and remove lumps, bumps and adhesions. This means that a castor oil pack can help to break down bone spurs and cysts etc. [Please watch the Barbara O’Neill video at the end of this article for a more comprehensive list of what kinds of growths can be remediated by castor oil compresses.]

Castor Oil Health Benefits

Castor oil is reputed to possess several important medical benefits.

Castor oil health benefits are thought to include: analgesic + antibacterial + antifungal + anti-inflammatory + anthelmintic + laxative + vulnerary (wound healing)

Castor Oil Compress Applications

There are many uses and benefits of a castor oil compress. Aside from breaking down abnormal growths in bone and soft tissue, castor oil compresses can also help with the following:

  • Digestive issues
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Constipation
  • Skin conditions [moisturising & sealing in moisture]
  • Insect bites
  • Allergic rashes
  • Sunburn
  • Joint pain
  • Blood circulation issues
  • Breaking up scar tissue
  • Liver detoxification
  • Improving bile quality
  • Breaking down gall stones
  • Breaking down lumps, bumps and adhesions (cysts & bone spurs etc)

All of the above applications can benefit from using castor oil compresses.

Traditional Uses Of Castor Oil Packs

Castor oil packs have been deemed beneficial, for a number of female issues, for hundreds of years. Women have turned to the much-needed use of a castor oil pack for hormonal issues, period problems and even childbirth.

But, castor oil packs have been used since ancient times. Even Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, is reputed to have used castor oil packs in his time.

A castor oil pack was widely advocated for the following:

  • Wound healing
  • Arthritis
  • Headaches
  • Joint pain
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Inducing labour
  • Muscle pain
  • Rashes
  • Anti-ageing skin treatment
  • Treatment for baldness
  • Oedema
  • Detoxification

Using Castor Oil Packs

Castor oil packs can be a little messy if you don’t do them properly. It is, therefore, important to prepare your castor oil packs well.

The following link leads to an excellent video showing you how to make your castor oil pack, and then how to use it: Prepare & use a castor oil pack

Castor Oil Popularity

Castor oil has been featured on TikTok, creating a surge in popularity. But, whilst this is a very positive thing in terms of raising awareness, there is also potentially a very negative downside.

There’s no doubt it’s a good thing that the benefits of castor oil are reaching a wider audience. But, the far-reaching influence of TikTok, and the superficial nature of much of the content it contains, means that the quality of information being shared about castor oil, could potentially be poor.

Sadly, the internet is awash with misleading information, never more so than on social media sites like TikTok. The surge in interest in castor oil, in recent months, only serves to illustrate that these types of social media platforms are exercising considerable influence. So much so, that it alters consumer buying behaviour.

And, due to the rise in castor oil sales, this activity begs the question: What other products are people investing in, believing they are investing in a product that is beneficial for their health?

A good organic castor oil is a good investment, and is completely safe when used correctly, but this doesn’t mean that other social media inspired purchases are equally benign.

It is important for people to realise that the tantalising titbits, gleaned from social media platforms, are no replacement for thoroughly researched and well written natural health articles, which clearly state the pros and cons, and contraindications, of the product being discussed.

But, perhaps TikTok has simply been spreading a recipe or two for natural mascara with castor oil? Or, even better, promoting castor oil for lash growth?

If this is the case, then all well and good.

*There’s a recipe for natural castor oil mascara at the end of this article, which uses a number of other natural ingredients available in the Wild As The Wind Online Shop. Please follow the links provided in the castor oil mascara recipe below, for more information…

Safely Using Castor Oil

For example, castor oil is ideal for all manner of applications. But, this is only true when it is used externally, in almost most instances.

It is a very different story when people try and attempt to ingest castor oil, especially for prolonged periods. As clearly stated on the Wild As The Wind Organic Castor Oil product page:

Organic Castor Oil can potentially cause some serious digestive issues, so taking it internally is not recommended. It is certainly not advisable to take Organic Castor Oil internally unless under the supervision of a health professional.

The Wild As The Wind Organic Castor Oil product page also cautions people to proceed with due care when using Organic Castor Oil, and teaches them how to perform a patch test before more liberal usage.

Additionally, it also breaks down the oil specifications, so that those purchasing the organic castor oil can make a fully informed choice.

There are different grades of castor oil available. Some are organic, and some are not. It is also possible to buy industrial grade castor oil, as well as cosmetic grade and food grade oils.

We can only wonder whether quick TikTok videos are providing users with the same insights?

Castor Oil As A Natural Mascara

Castor oil is excellent for promoting eyelash and eyelash growth. It is also thought to benefit blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye.5

The following recipe, for an all-natural alternative to mascara, can be adapted based on your hair colour.

Making Your Castor Oil Natural Mascara

Using a bain marie, and silicone spatular, or small wooden spoon, do the following:

Melt 1 x Tsp Beeswax

Add ¼ x Tsp Organic Castor Oil

Add ¼ Tsp Organic Avocado Oil

Add ¼ x Tsp Activated Charcoal + ¼ x Tsp cocoa powder + ⅛ x Tsp red clay

As an optional extra, you can also add 2 – 4 drops of Organic Lavender Essential Oil, to help preserve your mascara.

You can use differing amounts of activated charcoal, cocoa powder and red clay to suit your hair colour.

Continue to add small amounts of avocado oil and castor oil, in equal measure, until you achieve the correct consistency. The finished product will be thick and unable to flow from your spoon.

Store your mascara in an air-tight sterilised container.

Transfer your mascara mix into your sterilised container once you are satisfied with the consistency. It will set hard when cooled.

Apply with a mascara brush.

Dispose of any unused mascara after 6 months.

Castor Oil Compresses

In the following video, Barbara O’Neill touches upon the benefits of castor oil compresses, and also discusses a number of other important home remedies for first aid emergencies.

Castor Oil Pack Science:

The use of castor oil packs is supported by scientific evidence.

With more scientific literature on castor oil’s mechanism of action, side effect profile, and toxicity, it is now completely safe and effective for a clinician to offer castor oil for its FDA-approved indications.1

  1. NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551626/
  2. An examination of the effect of castor oil packs on constipation in the elderly: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1744388110000320
  3. NIH: Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781768/
  4. NIH: Characterization and evaluation of antibacterial and antiproliferative activities of crude protein extracts isolated from the seed of Ricinus communis in Bangladesh: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942971/
  5. Wiley: Therapeutic potential of castor oil in managing blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cxo.13148

Natural Facial Oils

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100% Natural Facial Oils

Facial Oil No. 2 On Leaf

Natural facial oils are where it all began for me. They were my epiphany!

I wanted to get away from all of the caking agents, yucky emulsifiers and the countless synthetic preservatives, which extend the shelf life of commercially produced moisturisers… even the expensive organic ones…

Plus, I wanted to use truly anti-ageing, organic ingredients in an affordable way. Let’s face it, the commercially available, chemically augmented, synthesised products, which line our pharmacy, and natural health shop shelves, are anything but cheap! Especially when you consider that they are anywhere between 75% and 95% tap water!

The Body Reacts To Unnatural Ingredients

I was also keenly committed to avoiding putting anything on my skin that would elicit an immune response.

Synthetic ingredients are not good for any of us. They are increasingly causing allergies, inflammation and pain. They also contribute to the development of autoimmune disease, and all manner of other chronic conditions.

The impetus was simple. I was growing increasingly aware, (or should I say, less and less able to forget), our skin is our largest organ, which is just as good at absorbing toxicity as it is at flushing it out.

It takes about 26 seconds for our skin to absorb c. 60% of what it comes into contact with. This is then relayed to our bloodstream. So, we don’t have long before toxic substances on our skin make their way inside our bodies, instantly embarking on a journey all the way round our vascular system.

For this reason, a deadly venomous snake bite will likely be fatal if the antidote isn’t delivered within a matter of minutes!

Another interesting fact, about the way the body processes topically applied substances, is that essential oils are already being excreted out of our body, via our urine, within two hours of topical application.

Now do you see why I started being a lot more aware of what I was willing to put on my skin…?

Many Skin Conditions Are Autoimmune

Did you know that many skin conditions are inflammatory? And that they are a result of elevated immune response?

Autoimmune skin conditions include:

  • Acne
  • Eczema
  • Psoriasis
  • Contact dermatitis
  • Dermatitis
  • Rosacea

Sadly, the above list is only the tip of the iceberg.

This means that what we apply to our skin on a daily basis may very well be compromising our immune system at a profound level. This, in turn, leaves us vulnerable to contracting other serious conditions.

It also means that we will have disrupted hormone function, which is the precursor to emotional health issues.

Organic Essential Oils

So, I realised that the health benefits of creating a beautiful blend of pure natural organic essential oils, along with incredibly healing carrier oils, were turbocharged by simply leaving all of the ‘bad stuff’ out!

This was a real revelation.

It meant that, aside from the amazingly beneficial actions of the pure natural, organic essential oils, I was already healthier because I wasn’t directly exposing my skin to a slew of toxins from a mass-produced, synthetic product!

Mind blowing!

Organic Essential Oils Versus Synthetic Chemicals

Essential oil quality is of paramount importance.

If a company is genuinely using organic essential oils in their products, then you know they care! Organic essential oils are expensive, and because they vary from harvest to harvest, and even from batch to batch, there’s more work and cost involved in using them.

Synthetic isolates are nothing if not consistent!

They are like your interminably predictable friend who will never surprise you, thrill you or enthral you, in any way, shape or form. Instead, they will turn up on time, order the same meal, complain about the same things and then leave, right on cue, and suggest you do the same thing with them again next week, as they haven’t got the imagination not to.

These friends may look conventionally attractive. Slim, well made-up, and wearing this season’s colour.

But, where’s the spark? Where is their imagination? What differentiates them from everyone else? What makes them who they are?

Synthetic Versus Alive!

It’s the people who look alive who attract us. It is the ones being true to their nature who look fabulous. Those who reveal their uniqueness are the ones that really shine.

Synthetically consistent ingredients have a homogenising effect, so we can fit in with the crowd.

Essential oils are imprinted with life. They are uniquely vibrant.

Synthetic substances are inert. They have always been dead.

Organic essential oils will respond to who we are, our environment, and to the passage of time, and, when we apply them, they will make us uniquely outstanding. They will enhance what we already are and ever can be.

They will tempt us, alluringly, to be our best selves.

Learn more about essential oil quality.

Essential Oils & Energy Healing

This is because we are energetic beings as well as flesh and blood. And, it’s because essential oils work on an energetic level as well as on the physical.

Essential oils mirror all of our aliveness… and our aliveness uses all of the benefits essential oils have to offer.

Synthetic substances are two-dimensional… Essential oils are multidimensional!

Organic Essential Oils Have Energy

Perhaps the biggest difference between organic essential oils and synthetic ingredients is, organic essential oils have a unique energy signature, which is as individual as your DNA.

It has been scientifically proven that illness oscillates energetically at below 50 MHz. Bulgarian Rose Otto Essential Oil oscillates at many degrees of magnitude above this.

The vibration of Rose Otto Essential Oil is the highest of all essential oils.

The higher our vibration, the more healthy we are.

The word ‘health’ is an ancient one. It is Anglo Saxon. It directly translates to the word ‘whole’.

All organic essential oils have differing energetic frequencies, which mean that organic essential oils exert different energetic benefits.

The higher our vibration, the more healthy we are.

Vibrational Medicine

Vibrational medicine is the medicine of the future. We have already developed many different technological devices capable of delivering frequency healing. There will be great advances in these technologies in years to come.

In the meantime, we can call on the energy medicines from nature, to heal us at a profound level.

Natural, energetically charged, substances, like essential oils, can address trauma, stress and all manner of other emotional issues. These are ultimately the precursors to disease.

Bach Flower Remedies

Wild As The Wind now stocks the Bach Flower Remedy range, alongside our 200+ essential oils.

These Bach Flower Remedies are made in the traditional way, as determined by Dr. Edward Bach. They are painstakingly produced, in small batches, by Healing Herbs in Herefordshire.

Sadly, the more broadly available remedies, which carry the Bach name, are made industrially, and are very weak energetically, by comparison.

Organic Essential Oils & Emotional Health

Our emotional health has a major impact on the state of our overall health… So, our emotional diet is as important as our nutritional diet. Toxic food will age us and make our skin less healthy, and so will a poor emotional diet.

The organic essential oils in the Wild As The Wind Organic Facial Oils have been selected to provide optimal emotional and hormonal support.

Wild As The Wind Natural Facial Oils

Wild As The Wind natural facial oils are made with the best quality, highly energetically-charged, organic essential oils possible.

Facial Oil No. 2 was the first Wild As The Wind face oil to be launched. It still remains the most popular Wild As The Wind product in the natural skincare range.

Facial Oil No. 8 followed about eighteen months later. It was quickly embraced, and has many devoted users.

I am endlessly delighted by the diversity of benefits mentioned in the growing number of facial oil reviews left on the individual product pages for these face oils.

Hand Blended Face Oils

Wild As The Wind natural face oils are all hand blended. This allows the intention of the maker to be infused within the energetics of the oil blend.

It’s a bit like what happens when ecclesiastical folk bless holy water… they project their intention into the water.

Many people report feeling emotionally uplifted and calmer after using the Wild As The Wind facial oils. This is due to the energetic support offered by the oils themselves… but, it may have a little to do with my intention in making them.

My intention is to come at life from a loving perspective.

My intention is love.

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