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Anybody on the Castor Oil Bandwagon?

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:08:59 GMT

I'm seeing all kinds of posts and videos about the wonders of castor oil. If you're using it, how is it working for you?

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chrystaltree — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:16:52 GMT

It's supposed to be a good remedy for constipation. Better than laxatives. And joint pain because it has anti inflammatory properties. I don't take it but I've been thinking about it.

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RedTop — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:32:04 GMT

I was dosed with castor oil as a child and have no interest in repeating that experience as an adult!

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goldensrbest — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:32:40 GMT

Not for beauty,but wondering if it will get rid of moles,or voiles that are digging in my yard!!

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Carmie — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:38:09 GMT

I remember this oil from my childhood. Thankfully, my mother never made me take it, but many mothers did.

The mention of this oil will bring back the horror and nightmares for some.

I can do without it.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 21:02:48 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
It's supposed to be a good remedy for constipation. Better than laxatives. And joint pain because it has anti inflammatory properties. I don't take it but I've been thinking about it.

@chrystaltree I think it's applied topically for that - not "taken", so to speak. Maybe it's both. 🤷‍♀️. People are putting it in their belly buttons for their " plumbing", but they say to ease into it.

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1tuffcookie — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:57:57 GMT

I recently had my eyebrows waxed at Ulta, and I asked her about the lamination process. I had my brows waxed several years ago, and the hair on one eyebrow didn't grow back in a little section at the end, so I was hoping for something to help me address that. She told me that she didn't think I was a candidate for lamination and that I should just use castor oil. I had never heard of that, but she told me to try it because she's seen it work for people like me. It's on my shopping list!

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:17:32 GMT

What's old is new again. Like coconut oil and argan oil, cure alls for everything.

Keep in mind that even applied topically for brows, skin issues, etc that it gets absorbed by the body and can create it's well known laxative effect.

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Zhills — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:18:19 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
I was dosed with castor oil as a child and have no interest in repeating that experience as an adult!

Me, too! Mama put it on top of orange juice! Ugh! It was years before I could drink orange juice without tasting it also!!

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RedTop — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:27:15 GMT

@Zhills

Mom learned not to dose both kids at the same time!

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katie1859 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:32:04 GMT

Oh gosh NO!! I would never leave the bathroom 😂

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KBEANS — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:35:27 GMT

Yes, all the Little Rascals in the orphanage! 😝

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Citrine1 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:37:59 GMT

I tried putting a spoonful of that stuff in my mouth a few years ago and just about thought I'd die from gagging and vomiting. Thick oil just doesn't feel good in the mouth. Ugh

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docsgirl — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:39:57 GMT

My dear mother told me that when she was a child every Friday night her mother gave all the kids Castor Oil. There were 5 kids in the family and only one bathroom. She said it was a less than pleasant experience to say the least. Of course, we all know why it was given on Friday night instead of a school night. She never gave it to me, thank goodness.

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Natureluvr — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:53:10 GMT

I read about that TikTok video going viral about putting castor oil in your belly button and there were so many contradictory articles saying how ridiculous it was. So many silly claims out there and so many gullible folks buy right into it.

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willdob3 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:53:18 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
I'm seeing all kinds of posts and videos about the wonders of castor oil. If you're using it, how is it working for you?

@JeanLouiseFinch I used to use castor oil as a facial mask but it has been a long time. I like it as an ingredient in lipstick/balms.

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Still Raining — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:29:38 GMT

Castrol called and they want in too.

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lizzys — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:52:48 GMT

I've had a little inflamation on my foot and have been rubbing it on my foot after my shower for the past month or so. I am not sure if it is healing on its own or if the castor oil is helping, but I have seen improvement. The skin on my heals looks great!

I heard that if you rub a little on your eye lid and under your eye it helps with dry eyes. I keep meaning to give it a try but forget to do it before I go to bed. I don't want to put it over my makeup during the day.

Back in the day, my dad took cod liver oil. I have no memories of castor oil.

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Icegoddess — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 20:03:35 GMT

Never took it; don't plan to. Not putting it in my belly button either.

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tansy — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 20:09:13 GMT

Does it make any sense that a medication or supplement would be absorbed into the body through a belly button?

I was subjected to a spoonful of castor oil as a child. My mother would get obsessed with it every so often but only for me:/