What is in castor oil
Castor Oil is natural oil extracted from the Castor Bean. Castor oil has an unusual chemical component which makes it healing oil for many different ailments. It contains vitamin E, Ricinoleic acid, linoleic acid, and oleic acid which are the omega fatty acids that are very beneficial to the body. It has minerals, proteins, antibacterial, fungicidal, germicidal, insecticidal, and antiviral properties. In addition to the healing benefits, castor oil also contains anti-inflammatory properties. It is actually the ricinoleic acid that makes castor oil so unique. There is no other substance known to date that has this ingredient. Almost 90% of castor oil contains this ingredient.
Ricinoleic acid has been shown to be effective in preventing the growth of numerous species of viruses, bacteria, yeasts and molds. This would explain the high degree of success in the topical use of the oil for treating such ailments as ringworm, keratosis (non-cancerous, wart-like skin growths), skin inflammation, abrasions, fungal-infected finger- and toenails, acne and chronic itching. Generally, for these conditions the area involved is simply wrapped in cloth soaked with castor oil each night, or if the area is small enough, a castor oil soaked Band-Aid can be used.
The benefits of Jamaican black castor oil benefits are not limited and can be used to target even more severe health problems such as Arthritis, Rheumatism, Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease. This is one of the castor oil benefits which should not be underestimated – by simply applying oil to a cloth and making a compression on the affected area you are able to control the on start of Arthritis, Rheumatism and MS.
How to use Jamaican castor oil (in general) 
Using Jamaican black castor oil is not as hard as it seems at first, but usage depends on what your problem is and what you want to use it for. If you want to use the oil on the skin, you can apply it and rub until it gets fully absorbed, or make a compress with a cloth or a pad made out of absorbent material. For people suffering from arthritis, rheumatism or other similar problems, a warm compress with black castor oil will make wonders and it’s easy to use – warm some castor oil, place on a cloth and wrap around the area which hurts.
How to Use Castor Oil for Ailments (Excerpt)
(From Dr. David G Williams –Castor Oil, Protection from Deadly Virus)
For several conditions, the oil can simply be rubbed into the skin. It can also be used as massage oil which seems to be especially effective when applied along the spinal column.
If the oil is massaged into the body, the direction of the massage should always follow the same path as the underlying Lymphatic drainage system.
Conditions Responding to Topical Application Oftentimes there is no need for castor oil packs; amazing results can be obtained by simply applying it directly to the skin.
The following is a short list of some of the more common ailments it can remedy:
- Skin keratosis
- ringworm
- fungal and bacterial infections
- wounds
- abdominal stretch marks (prevention)
- bursitis
- sebaceous cysts
- warts
- senile lentigo ("liver" or "aging" spots)
- muscle strains
- ligament sprains
- itching
Castor oil has germicidal, insecticidal, fungicidal and antiviral properties; therefore, it can protect the scalp and hair from microbial and fungal infections, the two prime causes for hair loss. In addition, the fatty acids in it nourish hair and prevent the scalp from drying by retaining moisture
Skincare and Hair care Uses
Sunburns, ringworm, abrasions, irritation, acne, dry toes, itchy toes, Athlete’s foot fungus, dry pores and skin, dry itchy skin, dry scaly skin, psoriasis, stretch marks, age spots, and more. It is used for dry itchy scalp and for treating hair loss!
Benefits of Castor OIL ON Hair and Skin
Castor oil, a natural emollient is used in a lot of skin care creams to prevent wrinkles. Jamaican Virgin Organic Coconut with Castor oil works well on eczema, and wrinkles. It penetrates the skin or scalp, quickly. It stimulates the manufacturing of collagen and elastin, this oil also is a great skin hydrator and gives the skin a youthful look. Pores and skin is comfortable, clean and more pliant.
You can use castor oil on a regular basis on the hands, feet, elbows or other skin region which usually get irritated, the oil will help your skin regenerate faster and promotes healthy, young smooth skin in no time. Castor oil is a great massage oil for aches, pains, fibroids and lumps in the breasts; a powerful laxative and can be used as first aid for cuts, bruises, wounds and burns and skin inflammation
What Jamaican Black Castor Oil Does for the Skin
Black castor oil seals moisture in the hair with a protective coat. The ricinoleic acid that is present in castor oil helps to destroys viruses, bacteria, yeast and molds that cause many skin and scalp problems.
About Hair
There are several factors that can contribute to hair loss. Recommendation: Try the Strong Roots Red Pimento Oil to regrow hair.
Common causes of hair loss include:
- Heredity. In most cases, hair loss is inherited, which means it’s passed down from one or both of your parents. This is called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss.
- Stress, including physical stress from surgery, illness, or high fever.
- Medications and chemotherapy
- Over styling either from pulling your hair back too tightly, wearing tight braids, hair weaves and extensions, ponytails, or using curling irons or dyes.
- Aging - since you grow less hair as you get older. Hair also gets thinner and tends to break more easily as you age.
- Poor diet, especially not getting enough protein or iron.
- Thyroid diseases, like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
- Ringworm of the scalp, which is common in children.
- Wrong product types can also cause thinning and potential hair loss
Traction Alopecia Damages Follicles
pulling hair too tight -- as can happen with ponytails, braids, and cornrows -- can damage hair follicles and cause hair to break or fall out. Hair extensions, weaves, and hairpieces can sometimes cause traction alopecia, too, because their extra weight pulls on existing hair. Changing your hairstyle usually lets hair grow back. Pulling hair back tightly for a long time, though, can lead to permanent hair loss.
Over styling Weakens Your Hair
Blow drying, using a flat iron, coloring, bleaching, even over-brushing -- all can damage the outer layer (cuticle) of your hair.
When the inner core of hair is exposed, your locks become dry and dull. Although it doesn't cause any permanent health damage, you can over style to the point that your only option for healthy hair is to cut it off and start over. When it comes to your hair, doing to your hair is actually better. Your hair needs protein and iron to stay healthy, along with omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, and vitamin A, but not too much -- which can promote hair loss. Very low-cal diets are often lacking in sufficient nutrients and can stunt hair growth or leave hair dull and limp. If the nutritional deficiency is big enough -- like for someone with an eating disorder -- hair can fall out. Side Effects from medication Among the medications that list hair loss as a side effect are anticlotting drugs, cholesterol-lowering drugs, antidepressants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and drugs for menopause, birth control, and antibiotics. Usually, hair grows back when the medication is stopped, but may not in some cases.
However, Hair loss that is caused by medicines, stress, lack of protein or iron, or hair care may be prevented. Avoiding certain medicines, reducing stress, getting adequate protein and iron in your diet, and using hairstyles that do not damage your hair may reduce or prevent hair loss.
The products that we use can make or break the growth of our hair. In other words products can actually damage the hair. It is very important that you use quality products on the hair so that the scalp and the entire hair shaft stays healthy. A healthy scalp will promote healthy growth and strong beautiful hair.
A Hair- and Heart-Healthy Diet
Help keep hair shiny by eating salmon and walnuts for omega-3 fatty acids; spinach and carrots for vitamin A; brazil nuts for selenium; and oysters and cashews for zinc. All help maintain scalp and hair health, as do low-fat dairy, whole grains, and vegetables. Double the results: foods good for your hair are also good for your heart.
How to Use Black Castor Oil on the Scalp or Hair
Used on the scalp or the hair, Jamaican black castor oil for hair growth can be simply applied by rubbing your fingers with oil on the scalp. Spread evenly on the whole surface to maximize its effects on the whole scalp area, and don’t apply too much pressure or otherwise you can risk damaging the hair roots.
There are a lot of essential oils which can be used to aid regenerate the roots of the hair, but one oil which makes wonders for many individuals is the Jamaican black castor oil for hair loss. Castor oil by itself is good when it comes to making the hair thicker and livelier.
CAUTION! Castor oil will have to be utilized in moderation. It will possibly have aspect effects. If ingested, it would possibly probably cause: diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting or belly pain. On a regular basis, the recommended dosage isn’t any more than one-part to one teaspoon consistent with day. Be sure you read all directions ahead of intake or seek the recommendation of your doctor first.
The Difference between Tropic Isle Living Jamaican Black & Other Castor Oil
Made the Traditional Hand-Processed Way:
No chemicals used in the processing of the castor oil
Tropic Isle Jamaican Black castor Oil comes in amber glass bottles to preserve its quality. Oils tend to lose their freshness and potency when they are exposed to direct light as a result of being in clear bottles. They also risk being contaminated by toxins if placed in regular plastic bottles. PET amber colored plastic bottles are used for the other products. These bottles do not have the contaminants found in regular plastic that causes health problems. Jamaican Black Castor Oil is produced and Distributed by Tropic Isle - Preserving Thousands of Years of a Natural Tradition that Works!
Castor Oil Pack (Excerpt)
(from Dr. David G Williams –Castor Oil, Protection from Deadly Virus)
One of the most useful and least utilized methods of using castor oil is to employ packs. Packs are an economical and efficient method of absorbing the ricinoleic acid and other healing components of castor oil directly into body tissues. (The following basic procedure was outlined in several of the readings of Edgar Cayce.)
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.
Conditions Responding to Castor Oil Packs
Due to the many effects of its fatty acid component, ricinoleic acid, the use of castor oil can be used topically to treat a wide variety of health complaints.
Obviously, conditions known to be related to poor drainage of the lymphatic system will tend to benefit from this type of therapy. These would include complaints such as:
- Chronic fluid retention with swollen joints and pain
- Arthritis
- Upper respiratory infections involving the sinuses, tonsils and inner ear
- Colon problems like Crohn's disease or colitis
- Gallbladder disease
- Boils
- Liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, enlargement or congestion
- Menstrual-related congestion
- Appendicitis
- Hyperactivity
- Constipation, bowel impaction or adhesions
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Bladder and vaginal infections
Neurological Problems
Several neurological problems have also been responsive to castor oil.
These include:
1. Nerve inflammations such as sciatica, shingles, etc.
2. Parkinson's disease
3. Multiple sclerosis
4. Migraine headaches
5. Cerebral palsy
AIDS
Conditions that stress or compromise the immune system will very often benefit from castor oil packs. Nowhere is this more obvious than with AIDS. I have talked with several AIDS patients who have added castor oil packs (usually for one hour a day) to their treatment regimen with very positive results. Within two weeks, it was not uncommon for them to see increases in their WBC counts (white blood cell counts), platelet counts, hematocrit readings and RBC counts (red blood cells).
I should mention also that in addition to the castor oil packs most of those I talked to are also drinking a combination of olive oil and lemon juice to further stimulate lymphatic flow and liver activity. It can be made by blending the following:
1 clean whole lemon, (pulp, rind, seeds and all)
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups of distilled water
4 rounded tablespoons of frozen orange juice concentrate
The blended material is then strained through a wire strainer to remove the pulp, which is discarded. The remaining liquid is divided in four equal portions of approximately 1/4 cup each and a portion is consumed with each of the three daily meals and before bedtime.
In addition to stimulating lymphatic flow, the drink increases the flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder, which, in turn, enhances one's ability to digest essential fatty acids through the Peyer's patches in the small intestine. It is not uncommon for AIDS patients to experience weight gain and a reversal of a long list of complaints often associated with fatty acid deficiencies.
References:
Tropic Isle Living.com
Castor Oil Effects On Hair Growth | LIVESTRONG.COM
NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies of Castor Oil, US Dept. of Health & Human Studies
CASTOR OIL - Natural Protection from Deadly Viruses, David William