Castor Oil

For the past few weeks, TikTok creator Busy Belle has been telling her nearly 30,000 followers that castor oil, if applied to the belly button, can fight bacterial infections and dissolve tumors. She’...

When researching “natural” ways to grow or thicken your hair, you’ll inevitably come across castor oil as a product to try. The science behind it is that castor contains ricinoleic acid, which can boo...

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What is it? If you’re in the market for an affordable, multitasking beauty product, you’re in luck! The much-maligned castor oil is a surprising celebrity-loved skin-care staple that’s used to p...

As with any supplement, the usage and dosage of castor oil depend on the specific product and an individual’s needs, says Schleiger. When used orally for a laxative effect, Schleiger recommends a dosa...

It is intriguing to imagine that the solution for countless health concerns can be purchased at the grocery store or pharmacy. Castor oil, a vegetable oil made from castor beans, has been touted as on...

Illustration Photo: olhakozachenko/Getty Images Castor oil has been lauded as a miracle cure for cysts, tumours and more, but how true are these claims? The craze can be linked back to a vi...

Whenever Dr. Lamm is asked to choose her favorite hair growth oil, she undoubtedly selects rosemary oil each time. “It stands out as one of the most remarkable essential oils in research, and its exte...

I have plenty of hair oils in my arsenal: argan oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil…the list goes on. One that’s currently piquing my interest though is pumpkin seed oil. I know, I know. Another oil. Y...