Life Hack: Pantry Remedies using Caster Oil & Baking Soda

Maintaining wellness naturally

I was introduced to Caster Oil the day I gave birth to my youngest child. It was a midwife’s strategy to induce labour. It worked. I don’t recommend it based on my experience.

However, Caster Oil is in my wellness pantry and a staple with so many uses. Recently I began to use Caster Oil and Baking Soda together as a skin exfoliant on my hands, lower arms, neck and face. During the time I combined these two ingredients and rubbed them into my skin, I noticed that they had more benefits than exfoliation. It supported reducing inflammation in the soft tissue. As a Feldenkrais Practitioner, I use my hands daily and this is an important tool to reduce any inflammation in my hands to increase the felt sense when using empathy touch with students.

Each of these ingredients alone has wellness benefits however in combination they enhance the healing properties of both of them.

Castor Oil – has a wide range of nature benefits

• Joint Pain
• Skin Care 
• Hair and Nails

Baking Soda – has health and beauty care

• Balance Stomach Acids
• Skin Care
• Oral Health

15 uses for this pantry remedy that combines both Caster Oil and Baking Soda

1. Reduces itching of allergic relations by calming cooling and soothing inflamed skin

2.    Reduce swelling and itch from bites

3. Removes warts, bumps, cysts and pigmentation spots

4.    Anti-bacterial

5.    Anti-fungal

7.    Reduce infections

​8.    Clears up infections like athletes’ foot, ringworm and acne 

9.    Quickens healing

10.  Speeds up the growth of skin for wound healing 

11.  Reduces inflammation

12    Relieves joint and muscle pain

13.  Hydrates skin – soften the skin – youthful and vibrant appearance

14.  Revitalizes the skin – plumps it out and creates elasticity 

15.  Reduces eye bags

Measurements of each ingredient for different uses:

• Warts, infection, pigmentation and bumps: 1 part to 1 part (equal measures)
• Skin hydration and calming, wound healing: 1 part Oil to 1/4 – 1/2 part soda

Read more benefits for these ingredients or order them on Amazon with these quick links:

More on Caster Oil

More on Baking Soda

This information is for educational purposes only. I only give suggestions that I have tried myself and have noticed change through exploration.