A bottle of organic castor oil, non-organic oils may contain residues of pesticides and chemicals used to cultivate it. The toxins will be absorbed from the oil to the body. Get your hot water bottle or heating pad/ water bottle ready.
Take a piece of flannel and place it in the bowl or glass container and pour enough castor oil over it to soak it (make sure it’s saturated, but it doesn’t need to be dripping in oil). Place an old towel on a flat surface (either a couch, bed or the floor). For added protection, you can put down a garbage bag underneath the towel so that your bed or couch won’t get stained from any oil that may escape from the plastic cover.
Place the saturated flannel over the affected area of your body and cover the pack with plastic.
Place the heating pad or hot water bottle over the pack, cover with a towel and let it sit on the treated area such as the liver for at least 30-60 minutes. During this time you can rest, read a book, listen to music, meditate, or do your healing affirmations. If treating the liver, you can lie on the right side over the pack.
When the time is up, remove the pack and clean the area with water and a bit of baking soda to get the stickiness off.
You can keep the pack for reuse for a few months), stored in a plastic bag in a cool place. Just add another 2-3 tablespoons of castor oil for the next session.
It is recommended to have having 2-3 castor oil packs per week for liver detox over 2-3 weeks but if you have time for more (to do them daily), that would greatly enhance healing and repair. To boost the liver detox have 1 tablespoon of olive oil just before you apply the pack.
If you’d like to watch how to make and apply castor pack, here is a great YouTube video that shows how to do it.
Contraindications and cautions
Castor oil packs should not be used over open wounds or ulcers, during pregnancy or heavy menstrual bleeding, or over areas of malignancy, numbness or weakness.