Castor Oil Pack
Castor Packs are great to use to get the castor oil into the skin and body. It is very economical and allows for the ricinoleic acid and other healing components of castor oil
to be quickly absorb into body tissues. According to the readings of Edgar Cayce, You can make your own castor pack.
To make a castor oil pack
you will need the following items:
cold pressed castor oil, a standard heating pad, a
plastic garbage bag, two or three one-foot square pieces of wool or cotton
flannel and one large bath towel.
1. Start by placing the heating pad on a flat surface and
turn the setting to high.
2. On top of the pad lay the plastic garbage bag. Next,
soak the flannel pieces with castor oil generally about 1/2 cup) and lay them
on top of the garbage bag and heating pad.
3. The entire pack can now be placed against the body with
the oil-soaked flannel on the skin. For general conditions the pack should be
placed on the abdomen. (For treating lower back problems, the pack can be
placed there.) To help hold the pack in place and to keep oil from getting on
bedding, etc., the body can be wrapped in a large bath towel.
4. The pack should remain in place for at least one hour
and the temperature of the heating pad should be kept at the highest
temperature tolerable to the patient.
5. When you remove the pack, the remaining oil can be
massaged into the skin or cleaned off using a little soda water made from 1
quart of warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
6. The flannel can be reused if stored properly after
removing the pack. Put the flannel in either a plastic bag or zip-loc container
and place it in the refrigerator. Before using it next time let it warm up and
always add another 1 or 2 tablespoons of fresh cold pressed castor oil. (After
a month of use I would recommend using new flannel.)