Many ladies all over the world have heard of or
used castor oil as a beauty product. But most people are first introduced to
castor oil as a product in medicine. Indeed, castor oil has many uses.
Hopefully, all the tips and tricks with castor oil will help you get the best use out of it!
Castor oil is a vegetable oil, obtained by
pressing the seeds of the castor plant Ricinus
communis. It is usually colourless or of very pale yellow colour and has no
taste or odour. Most commonly, castor oil is used as a laxative and labor
inducer. Castor oil is also used as an ingredient in medicine. However,
remedial use is not the only one for castor oil! Its popularity has grown as a
product making hair grow faster, therefore, castor oil is trending as an
alternative to expensive lash and brow growth enhancers, such as DuLash,
RapidLash and similar. But does it really work?
Firstly, castor oil is definitely beneficial
for skin and hair. It gets absorbed quickly and provides moisturizing effects.
It can be applied to the ends of dry hair to moisturize and prevent split ends,
or massage it into your roots to enhance your hair growth (do it in the evening
and wash it out the next day). Castor oil is definitely moisturizing to the
skin and is said to have been used to prevent wrinkles! And, to answer the
previous question, it helps your eyelashes and eyebrows grow, too.
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| Castor oil, 100ml - local pharmacy, ~£2.50 |
I have been using castor oil for my eyelashes
and eyebrows for around 1.5 months, and I have definitely seen improvement
(unfortunately I do not have comparison photos, because at that time I did not
think of it to be useful for me later).
I wouldn’t say my eyelashes have grown longer; the main difference is that
there are many more of them. They are definitely less sparse than before, and
it shows especially when wearing mascara. Potentially after an even longer use,
I will see more results. The effect on my eyebrows is similar, there is way
more hair in them than before. Apply a drop of castor oil on clean eyelashes
before night time with a clean mascara wand (a disposable one if you like) and
wash it off in the morning, or wipe your eyelashes gently with a cotton pad
before you wash your face. Make sure not to get any in your eyes!
Castor oil as more uses past the hair growth
enhancement, thought! For example, it can be used as antimicrobial, to care for
skin infections especially. Moreover, it can relieve pain of joints and
increase circulation. Use castor oil in massages to alleviate constipation and
decrease stress, too!
You can also use castor oil to soften your
cuticles and improve the condition of brittle nails. Just massage a tiny amount
into your cuticles and nails every day. Finally, along with using castor oil on
your eyelashes to enhance their growth, massage it thinly and gently under your
eyes to soothe your tired eyes and improve the dark circles under your eyes!
What do you use castor oil for? How does it
work for you? Let me know!
Until next
time,
waigaw
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