Castor Oil Packs to Assist With Detoxication

THE NATURAL AND INEXPENSIVE WAY TO RID ORGANS OF TOXICITY AND TO ASSIST WITH HEALING

This is our all-time favorite thing for detoxing and healing! And if your constipated, this (along with Triphala), can be the natural solution you've been searching for.

Please don't let these instructions scare you, it's not as hard or confusing as it may sound and once you master the castor oil pack you will never look back. We've been doing them for close to 20 years now and we couldn't be more grateful to our health practitioner that introduced them to us. Castor oil packs have played an integral role in much of our healing journey and we hope that they'll be a welcome addition to your journey as well.

Buy castor oil from your local natural health food store, pick up some organic unbleach cotton flannel from a fabric store and grab a box of garbage bags, then set yourself up for some relaxing downtime with a book and a nice cup of herbal tea.

Self-love at it's finest!!

TOOLS REQUIRED:

  • 12” x 18” piece of natural wool or cotton flannel – organic if possible

  • Glass baking dish or something similar

  • Heating pad or hot water bottle

  • Plastic shopping bag or large Ziploc bag - no dyes or writing on bag

  • Garbage bag

  • Old towels (dedicate an old towel for this use as the oil is almost impossible to wash out completely)

  • Paper towels

MAKING THE PACK:

Take fabric and fold it into 3 thicknesses. You want it to be about the same size as the heating pad you will be using so that the pad heats the entire pack but does not touch your skin.

Put the flannel in a glass baking dish and pour in enough castor oil to cover. Let sit until the wool is well saturated. Note that after each use you will probably need to add a little more castor oil. You can reuse the pack many times. When not in use, store your pack in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

PACK PLACEMENT:

In general, you should lie down with your pack on the right side of your body, extending from a little bit above the bottom of your sternum (breastbone) to about 4 inches below your navel. The pack should wrap around the body on the right side, from the navel as far to the side as you can get it.

You can also use a pack on any area of the body that requires TLC. For example, I use them often over the thyroid with myself and my clients when thyroid nodules or goiters are present.

USAGE GUIDELINES:

  • Use the pack in the evening before bed.

  • Spread out a large plastic garbage bag on the bed so that the castor oil will not get onto your sheets.

  • Fold your towel and place over top of the garbage bag.

  • Take the cloth cover off of a heating pad and place the heating pad on top of the towel.

  • Put the pack on top of the heating pad and turn the pad on high. Let it warm up for a few minutes. Alternately, you may either heat it in the oven on a "low" temperature setting for about 15 minutes or heat it in a microwave oven (in a microwave-safe container) for about one minute. It is important to heat the pack before you put it on your body. It should be very warm, but not so hot that it could possibly burn you. Be careful! If you are not sure how hot is safe, start with a slightly warm session and work up to warmer ones.

  • Lie down on your back on the plastic garbage bag. 

  • Place the pack on your abdomen and cover with another plastic shopping bag.

  • Place the heating pad on top of pack and bag, cover with a towel. Keep the heating pad control within easy reach as you may need to adjust it so that the pack does not become too hot or too cold.

  • Keep the pack on for 1 to 1 ½ hours. Have a paper towel handy to wipe the oil off of yourself when you get up and, again, be careful not to get any on your bed.  If necessary, combine baking soda into warm water (2 teaspoons to a quart), and use the solution with paper towels or a sponge to clean off the castor oil. You might also want to take a shower with soap after using your pack.

  • Use the pack for 3 days in a row. Then take a break for 4 days, and repeat.

  • Each pack may be reused up to 10 times

That's it!! It's really that simple and that GOOD!!

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Health and WellbeingMelissa Vanden Heuvel