Castor Oil for Hair...........and more

I remember when we we're little, my mother used a mix of petroleum jelly and castor oil to comb my sisters' and my hair with . Was our hair thick back then. Overtime we stopped using it and eventualy forgot about it. Now that I know the benefits of this oil I've incorporated it again into my regimen. I use it for scalp massages and hot oil treatments, and because it is kind of a heavy oil I blend it with other oils which add to the benefits. Also, I add it to my MN mix.

My oil mix consists of:
- equal parts of castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil.
- amla oil
- Rosemary essential oil
- Lavendar essential oil

Benefits for Hair
I did a search on the benefits of castor oil and found this very interesting article.
Source: http://www.goherbalremedies.com/blog/

The use of castor oil is widely popular for its therapeutic effect and it is used against different ailments as an effective remedial medicine. The easy herbal remedies by castor oil are efficient, simple, and easy process which can be done at home.

Application of castor oil removes warts and it is an efficient remedy for warts problem. You need to smear 2-4 castor oil on the wart followed by gentle massage for 10-15 minutes at a stretch on wart with the oil. This herbal treatment by castor oil needs to be repeated for 2 times per day until the warts get disappeared.

If anyone is suffering from red eye, he/she can put one drop castor oil in each of the eyes and take rest for 5-10 minutes with closed eyes. This remedy will remove the redness from eyes.

Castor oil is a good blemish remover, where the blemish is occurred due to hepatic pigmentation. The pigmented area needs to be smeared by castor oil and the visible effect is seen merely after one month use of this castor oil remedy.

Castor oil is an effective remedy for break prone nails. The nails are to be smeared by castor oil coating two times per day and this treatment should be continued for 2 months for visible result out of this application.

Application of castor on scalp is an effective treatment of alopecia. The application needs to be done in the night before going to bed and in the morning the hairs should be washed with mild shampoo. This herbal remedy for hair fall needs to be continued for 2 months to get the visible result of hair re-growth.

Regular application of castor oil helps in better growth of eyebrows and eye lashes. For this remedial effect one needs to apply castor oil on eyelashes and on eyebrows regularly two times per day.

Castor oil application helps in ailment of cracked skin in heel. Application of castor oil on ankle helps in removing cellulite and dead cell layers and prevents heel from further crack. For best result you need to apply the oil on ankle and then needs to war a cotton socks at night to retain the oil on the skin surface and to let it work overnight.

In treatment of bruises, skin irruptions and ulcerations of skin application of castor oil works well. Moreover in treatment of bronchitis, cold, chest massage with this oil provides good relief for the patient. In treatment of bleeding piles the use of castor oil as an efficient herbal remedy is well known for its instant effect.