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Life Hack: Pantry Remedy using Caster Oil

Posted on September 19, 2024 | Leave a comment

Maintaining wellness naturally

Castor Oil is an old remedy for a variety of alternative self care uses. It has been used for:

Arthritis
Headaches
Menstrual cramps
Labor induction
Joint Pain
Skin Care for Hydration and Elasticity
Skin Care to improve Collagen Production
Skin Care to remove lumps and bumps
Skin Care to remove dark spots
Skin Care to remove lines
Wound Healing
Antibacterial
Anti-fungal
Anti-inflammatory
Hair and Nails Health
Laxative Constipation Remedy
Caster Oil Compresses
Liver Cleansing

Caster Oil is a thick sticky oil that comes from the Ricinus communis plant. When applied topical it is absorbed into the skin. Castor Oil has the deepest absorption depth into the soft tissue making it a popular skin care remedy.

It contains ricinoleic acid which supports its laxative influences. This element stimulates the soft contractions to push out bowel movements.

In the article on combining Caster Oil with Baking Soda I mentioned how it softens the soft tissue around joints and bones to increase the range of motion through micro-movements. This inspired my interest I was motivated further when it began to dissolve skin tags when used as a skin oil for reverse aging effects. The exploration continues however it is reducing fine lines and plumping out larger and deeper ones. .

More on Combining Caster Oil with Baking Soda or order Caster Oil on Amazon with these quick links:

Caster Oil

Baking Soda

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

Life Hack: Pantry Remedies using Caster Oil & Baking Soda

Posted on September 18, 2024 | Leave a comment

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

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:

Caster Oil

Baking Soda

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

Lifestyle Hacks – Reverse pain, stiffness and aging in fingers, hands, wrists & lower arms naturally

Posted on September 14, 2024 | Leave a comment

Sometimes the greatest gifts are unexpected. While testing some oil mixtures for my face I had left overs in the bowl and decided to put them on my hands, wrists, and lower arms. Then I read about how an inexpensive face mask could hold the moisture during the facial. I decided to try it and remembered I had vinyl gloves. Wearing the gloves over the oils made a significant difference in the effects of the absorption of the oils.

When taking the gloves off and rubbing in the oils there was a significant felt sense difference in all the joints and soft tissue. This is when my Feldenkrais Practical mindfulness kicked in. Working with students in chronic long term pain in these areas has been a huge focus of attention in teaching Awareness through Movement Lessons and in personal Functional Integration sessions. This little hack could have the potential to soften the connective tissue that has become habitually inflamed and hardened. This harden and stiff tissue becomes the environmental influence of how the bone and joints are used. As it softens the bones and joints have more range potential in their movement patterns and this reduces the pain.

The bonus is the oils also reduce the look of aging in the skins appearances. One of the oil I use in this combination is Caster Oil. It removes, lumps, bumps and supports scar healing. The other oil is Sea Buckthorn which I have successfully used to remove pigmentation spots. The other ingredients is what gives it the aliveness and luxuriousness effect.

Here are the ingredients:

Caster Oil
Sea Buckthorn Oil
Aloe Vera Gel
Facial Mask
Vinyl Gloves

I added a small amount of Aloe Vera Gel, 1 teaspoon to tablespoon, with a teaspoon or less of Caster Oil and 6 to 8 drops of Sea Buckthorn Oil. Mixed together and applied. Remember the Sea Buckthorn Oil is orange. Don’t wear good clothing. It may appear orange on your face however doesn’t stain your skin orange, unless you lave it on. I usually do this in the evening or on a day off for self-care.

It takes less than three minutes to mix the ingredient and I leave on for twenty minutes. It’s the best 1/2 hour you’ll spend. I wouldn’t wait until later in life to take action. I would begin early in life. My mother-in-law had be start paying attention before I was 21! I would say you can start at any age, however the habitual behaviour is important. It’s easier to follow a habit than it is to start something new.

Castor Oil

This is a versatile oil. It is used as an antibacterial moisturizer, to reduce scars and skin spots, and bumps of all sorts. It reduces scar marks and supports major organs when used as a poultice. Also used to regrow hair.

Here is a link to Caster Oil on Amazon