How to Balance Hormones with Castor Oil Packs & Seed Cycling
Written by: Melanie Swackhammer B.A.
Medically reviewed by: Marisol Teijeiro ND (inactive) & Victoria Williams, R.H.N.
Est. reading time: 8 minutes.
Do you ever feel like your hormones are constantly wreaking havoc on your body? Kind of like a bull in a china shop, breaking everything in sight, right? You’re not alone in feeling this way, so let’s talk about how you can use at-home self-care tools like your Castor Oil Pelvic Pack and seed cycling to naturally balance your hormones. Are you ready?
First thing’s first: Do you feel like your hormones are completely out of whack because…
- You have irregular periods
- You have PCOS, endometriosis, or maybe it’s uterine fibroids.
- You have no idea when your estrogen spikes and drops.
- You feel disconnected from your body because your monthly cycle is all over the place. Do any of these sound like you?
Well, if you relate to one or all of the above, you’re in the right place because I’m here to tell you the top 3 reasons why Castor Oil Packs for Fertility and seed cycling can support irregular periods and hormone imbalance.
1. How can Castor Oil Packs calm period pain and inflammation?
Do you find yourself dreading your period because you know that your inevitable cramps that have you doubled over in pain are on their way, right?
Worse than that, you can feel your uterus filling up with inflammation. Kind of like a forest fire that starts out as just a spark but grows into a raging fire that needs gallons and gallons of water to stop it.
Well, would you love to know how Castor Oil Pelvic Pack can be your fire hose so you can reduce inflammation and pain before, during and after your period? Do you feel like this is too good to be true? It’s ok, stay with me here.*
You see, because Castor Oil is a natural anti-inflammatory¹, when you pair that with your cozy pelvic pack compress, it’s kind of like a weighted blanket for all of your reproductive organs so you can naturally relax and reduce inflammation. Sounds amazing, right? .
But maybe you feel like inflammation is a normal part of your day to day because you have endometriosis, PCOS, or uterine fibroids, can you relate?
Well, kind of like how an ice pack reduces swelling and inflammation when you have an injury, your Castor Oil Pelvic Pack is your new way to reduce the pain you get from inflammation, but without the cold!
The best part? It’s like a gentle massage for your abdomen and pelvis so your body can naturally relax when your hormones are causing a raging storm inside your body. Oh, you can also wrap it around your lower back if you have hip and back pain. Or wear it over your breasts to support lymphatic flow. Amazing, agreed?!
So, now that you know how you can naturally reduce inflammation with your Castor Oil Pack, you might also be wondering…
2. How Castor Oil Packs balance your hormones and support your irregular period.
Do you feel disconnected from your body because you have no idea what’s going on with your hormones? Your period is early one month and two weeks late the next, right? Plus, the more unpredictable it is, the more stressed you are and that makes it come even later – does this sound like you?
Would you love to know how your Organic Castor Oil Pelvic Pack can help you stress less so you can support your irregular period? You’re still in the right place!
You see, the soft compression of your Organic Castor Oil Pelvic Pack on your skin calms your entire system and stimulates the release of feel-good “love and connection” hormones so you can naturally promote the production of our feel-good neurotransmitter dopamine², as well as our love and connection hormone, oxytocin³.
Plus, oxytocin also lowers cortisol (your stress hormone) and balances blood pressure⁴, leading to healthy levels of progesterone. Why does this matter? Well, studies show that there is a connection between higher levels of anxiety when progesterone levels are higher⁵.
But remember, rest and relaxation takes practice. The best part? Your Organic Castor Oil Pelvic Pack gives your body the chance to practice over and over again, so be gentle with yourself.
Now that you know about your new self-care tool, would you love to know how you can use snack food to support your monthly cycle?
3. Can you regulate and balance your hormones through eating seeds?
Maybe you already have your go-to drinks for when you have your period- your raspberry leaf tea, and of course, your peppermint tea to help your dreaded nausea, right?
Well, would you love to have snacks on hand so you can naturally support your cycle before and after your period? It’s as simple as eating specific types of seeds during specific days of your cycle, also known as seed cycling. Wait, what?! It’s true! At particular times of the month, you can better regulate your hormones by eating various seeds and oils. Amazing, agreed?!
Psst, seeds like flax and pumpkin seeds are estrogenic in nature and help in the follicular period, or bleeding to ovulation. Would you love to try seed cycling for yourself but you’re not sure where to begin?
Well, you’re in the right place because I’ve created a FREE eGuide so you can start seed cycling. Oh, you’ll also get an inside look at your new Queen of the Thrones® Organic Castor Oil Pelvic Pack. So exciting, agreed?!
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I have a question on a recent liver Castro oil pack! Can you wash the cotton pack? If so, how after just 5 days to 7 days of using it? Would it be ok to hand wash in a gentle soap or something else?
Thank you!
Hey there! Such a great question, yes you can wash your pack! I personally wash mine every 15-30 uses before replacing all together after 2-3 months of use. I find hand washing the best! Here is a great video for you showing you how to wash your pack. https://youtu.be/ib1JEBpbVbg
How often do you use this castor oil pack? And do you need one for your hormones and one for your liver? And the face massager what does it do?
Great questions!! We want to add this into our daily routine, it’s always best to start with our liver as this is the HUB of healing of our bodies!
The fascia massage roller is a great support tool to get your system flowing! It can also be used a massager on sore muscles, cellulite and stretch marks!
Do you put the pelvic castor oil pack on your belly button or a couple inches below it? Not sure how to position it on front of my body.
Hi there! Thank you for reaching out! Ideally the Pelvic pack would cover the lower portion of your abdomen. You can place the oil on the center of the pack and then place the oily area right below your bellybutton, this will support the area of the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and hips.
If you have had a hysterectomy, can you still benefit from the pelvic pac? Thank you for your website!!!
Yes! Absolutely you can still use the pelvic pack.
Is it ok to use a castor oil pack everyday? I’ve found immense pain relief from my endo by using the liver pack and pelvic pack during my cycle. Is it safe to continue this everyday? I will do this everyday for the rest of my life if it continues to help my pain the way it has these past two months.
Great question! Absolutely, we want to add the castor oil pack practice into our daily routine (1T or less of oil each use & 1 hour minimum each day)
Hi
My daughter sent to me the castor oil pack. I’ve been suffering with diverticulitis off and on a good part of my life. I’m 68 years old so I don’t really need help with ovulation a d period issues. Also bad rib pain. Hurts on deep breath. How do I use it for these kind of pains?
The best placement is overtop of the liver (located on right side, underneath ribcage) this is considered the HUB of healing of our bodies it also covers many of the digestive organs!
Will the pelvic pack help with adhesions and lesions that have developed because of multiple surgeries?
Castor oil packs have been used and suggested for many years to help with scar healing! However we do not want to apply castor oil to any open wounds.
What does it do specifically to
Estrogen/testosterone levels?
Hi there! We have a great article on how unbalanced estrogen levels can cause issues and how Castor oil packs can help, I hope you find it helpful https://queenofthethrones.com/estrogen-dominance-and-castor-oil-your-best-tool-for-a-real-and-relative-problem/
Can we use the castor oil from the liver pack for our pelvic floor as well ? Or are they different and we need to buy separately
Hi there! Thank you for reaching out! The oil would be the same and can be used on many different areas of the body. With the packs it’s always a good idea to have a pack designated only for the liver area and a separate pack for other areas of the body, as it’s unknown whether or not toxins are absorbed into the liver pack and would not want to transfer that to other areas of the body.