How Castor Oil Packs Support Firm, Radiant Skin!
Written by: Marisol Teijeiro N.D. (inactive).
Medically reviewed by: Victoria Williams R.H.N.
Est. reading time: 8 minutes.
I know what you are thinking, another claim to beautiful skin—you have tried all of the celebrity endorsed and ‘top rated’ face masks, scrubs, acne cleansers and wrinkle creams at the beauty counter and haven’t noticed a difference. Well, trust me honey, you are not alone!
The problem is that the majority of these products contain toxic, under-researched chemicals, scents and perfumes that actually cause long term damage to your system, not to mention make a substantial dent in your wallet.
A Bit of History
It is the ‘miracle oil’ that does it all! It replaces your cleansers, toners and even your night time moisturizers. In fact, if you look at the products you are currently using, you will likely notice that Castor Oil is the main ingredient—so why not cut out the crap (literally!) and just use this ‘miracle’ oil as nature intended.
The Science
Aging is caused by a lack of circulation to the area; your blood flow constricts and there is a loss of nourishment to the skin, which is why we often see fine lines start to form near the gentle skin around the eyes. We want to bring more blood flow, reduce inflammation and nourish the area—that’s anti-aging 101!
Castor Oil has no negative side effects and contains important skin-nourishing nutrients like omega 6 and 9, vitamin E (a known anti-aging vitamin!), amino acids, flavonoids1 and glutathione2 which is important to keep us ‘looking young’. It is antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory, which makes it super beneficial for acne, dry, and aging skin.
As Castor Oil is an exceptional emollient and is nourishing, it also helps to alleviate dark circles, puffiness, redness and the fine lines around the eyes. It is used to enhance growth and thickness of eyebrows and eyelashes.
Of course you must always work on cultivating a healthy inner body ecosystem through nourishing foods and through digesting those foods well, and secondly by making sure that you are getting good quality, restorative deep sleep so that your body can renew… Queen of the Thrones® Castor Oil Packs and the Castor Oil Eye Compress Kitare two tools that should be staples in your practice to support this.
But your facial care routine can to be radically revamped too! Get rid of the old washes and astringents and let’s cleanse our beautiful faces with a wash that is non-drying, replenishing, redness-reducing and excellent at removing impurities.
How to do a nightly cleansing oil wash for your face using Castor Oil.
1. Use a clean face cloth.
Place a clean face cloth under warm water (hot enough to touch but not to burn).
2. Wet your face with warm water to open up your skin pores.
Place a clean face cloth under warm water (hot enough to touch but not to burn).
3. Apply Castor Oil on your face.
In the palm of your hand place some Queen of the Thrones® Castor Oil (approx.1 tsp), and gently rub it between your clean palms and blot all over your face. Try to concentrate on any areas where you may have make-up such as the eye area.
4. Let the Castor Oil permeate your skin.
Allow the moisturizing, nourishing Queen of the Thrones® Castor Oil to absorb into your skin for a minute or two.
5. Splash your face with warm water.
Splashing your face with warm water will help to pull debris out and pushes the Castor Oil into your skin.
5. Remove the excess of Castor Oil and residue.
Using the same face cloth, warm it up again, and wipe in an upward motion to remove all of the excess Castor Oil and residue.
That’s it—5 minutes and DONE!
You will notice your skin is firmer, plumper and as soft as a baby’s bottom after doing this cleanse. Unlike other cleansers where you are cautioned to ‘avoid your eye area’, castor oil is super safe and actually has health benefits for your eyes!
Throw on your Queen of the Thrones® Castor Oil Eye Compress Kit and you are now ready for bed!
Here’s our free Sleep eGuide on how Castor Oil Packs can help support a good night’s sleep!
The next morning, you’ll only need to refresh your skin with purified water.
Not all Castor Oils are the Same…
Just a reminder that not all Castor Oil is created equally—your Castor Oil should always be organic, cold-pressed and extra virgin, as well as hexane-free, 100% pure and ALWAYS packaged in a glass bottle.
Castor Oil’s unique chemical structure makes it a magnet for toxic lipophilic components of plastic such as BPA 4, slip agents 5, or UV filters 6. For this reason, please never use Castor Oil that comes in a plastic bottle, and if you have any, throw it away! Since ricinoleic acid has the ability to pass the epidermis and enter the dermis where our blood and lymph vessels lie, we definitely do not want toxins here!
So now you know that not only is Castor Oil a great addition to your pharmaceutical cabinet, it also has a well-deserved place in your beauty regime too!
We would love for you to take a picture of your face before and again in a few weeks to see if you notice a difference for yourself!
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hello, I am eager to purchase your Castro oil and begin The oil cleansing process. I have a question first…Will this dry out Mature skin that is already dry? Thank you.
Thanks for reaching out to us Lynn! Castor oil is actually very moisturizing and nourishing for the skin and is in ingredient in many anti-aging creams. Many of our members tell us how amazing their skin feels and say that it appears softer, smoother and younger-looking!
ThaNk You for your quiCk Response! I look forward to Replacing my coconut oil face wash with your castor oil face cleansing routine. I have already been doing the Castro oil packs the old fashion way for sometime now and look forward to trying your Mess free application for nighttime use. I had C-diff over a year ago when I had to be hospitalized for a kidney infection that cOuld only be treated with strong IV antibiotics and the Castro oil packs have really helped me to get my Gut healed! Along with totally changing the way I eat, think anD react. Thank God for his help and awesome resources like your website and YouTube videos!
Thank-you for sharing your success story using castor oil packs – I hope that you will let me know your thoughts on our pack once you have had a chance to give it a try lynn!
Thank’s, It’s a great thing that this article suggested the importance of Organic Face Cleansing.
Thanks Carolyn! I would love to know if you give the castor oil cleansing routine a try and what you think!!
Can one leave the castor oil on their face at night to be used as a moisturizer?
Yes you can leave the castor oil on overnight as a moisturizer, but as castor oil does stain fabrics, be sure to lay a towel down or use an old pillowcase that you don’t mind staining for sleeping.
Hi,
Do you need to mix the castor oil with another oil, or use on its own?
Thanks
Hey Kathie – Great question, you would just use the Castor Oil on it’s own however many of our queendom add essential oils to their castor oil pack treatment. Castor oil is the best carrier oil as its molecular weight enables it to travel deep into the dermis where the circulatory and lymphatic vessels lie. Of course, always be careful with dosages and quality when using essential oils! This is not necessary though.
– your personal success guide, Ashley
I have a company I have been buying from for a number of years and I trust their products 1000%. They do organic, they help communities around the world, they are very employee loyal, they do all the things that I wish every company would do.
When I went to get castor oil from them, I saw that they use plastic bottles for it. I reached out and their response was: Our bottles are made from HDPE plastic and not PET plastic. HDPE has an outstanding resistance to chemicals, which is why it is the most used for liquid and dry storage. The Green Guide states that #2 HDPE, as well as #4 LDPE and #5 PP, are the safest recyclable plastics to use for storage. And according to the American Chemistry Council, #2 HDPE has the best barrier properties for preventing leeching of Bisphenol A(BSA), the monomer used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic.
Do you have an opinion on their bottles as opposed to glass?
Hey there, thank you so much for reaching out! We cannot comment on other brand’s bottles as we do not know their manufacturing process or use this type of material. Our castor oil is bottled in AMBER GLASS. We feel it is very important to use glass as castor oil is an excellent carrier oil, and bottling in plastic runs the risk of absorbing chemicals from the plastic that can then be carried into the body. We also use amber glass to protect the oil from light degradation.
HELLO: I AM EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN ALL YOUR PRODUCTS, BUT ……. WHEN TRYING TO PAY IT TELLS ME ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THET. DO YOU SHIP TO MEXICO?
Hey there, thank you so much for reaching out! We currently only ship to the US but are quickly working to make international shipping happen sooner rather than later! If you’re shopping from another country, our Amazon.com account provides more options and may be able to ship to your country.
It is mentioned in this article that the skin “be plumper” among other things. So, I am looking to reduce puffiness in my face. Will the castor oil continue to make my skin look puffy (plump).
Hey there, thank you so much for reaching out! When we say it can make your skin be plumper, we mean nourished and hydrated so it looks smoother and healthier! Although we cannot comment on your case specifically, using castor oil on your face can support better lymphatic flow and balance inflammation, so it would not make your skin or face look puffy and may actually be beneficial.