Castor Oil Packs are a Mama's BFF

One of my favorite self-care practices that can help to support every single aspect of health is wearing castor oil packs. Want to sleep better? Poop better? Feel less stressed and more relaxed? Calm your period pain? Improve skin health? Relieve lymph congestion? Support liver detoxification? Consistently wearing castor oil packs checks every single box and so much more.

Why Castor Oil Packs Are a Mama’s BFF

Castor oil packs are SO easy to do, incredibly safe, inexpensive and relaxing. Because you will experience a noticeable difference, it’s something that you will feel motivated to stay committed to.

I recently took a break from castor oil packs, and I was astonished at the difference I felt bringing it back into my self-care routine. Truly, it’s one of those game-changing practices.

If we just take a moment to zoom in on top women’s health concerns, here are a few of the conditions that external castor oil packs can offer tremendous support for: 

• Painful Periods
• Pelvic Adhesions
• Hormonal Imbalance
• Endometriosis
• Ovarian Cysts
• Uterine Fibroids
• Infertility
• PCOS
• AND MORE

If we zoom back out, castor oil has also been used successfully to treat arthritis (and overall just managing inflammatory pain), bone spurs, breast health, thyroid issues, inflamed kidneys, gallbladder, congested liver and MORE. 

My Favorite Castor Oil Packs

I’m personally obsessed with Queen of Thrones Castor Oil Packs (this is what we carry in our online shop for our community members). They are an extra easy, two-step, heatless and less-messy castor oil pack that you can simply tie on and wear overnight or for a few hours throughout your day. Seriously, if you are going to do castor oil packs, I HIGHLY suggest this route. (Please note, while this is absolutely a less messy route to go, it can still be a little messy and stain your clothing and bed sheets. Be sure to wear your oldies when wearing the pack). 

The type of castor oil you use also matters! Because many toxins and chemicals are lipophilic  (which means fat-loving), when you combine a contaminated oil with heat from the pack you are absorbing these toxins right through your skin! This is why, again, I love the Queen of the Thrones Castor Oil Pack because it was designed by a naturopathic doctor well versed in cleansing, detoxification and environmental medicine. Their castor oil is as clean as possible.

Think of the castor oil packs as a nourishing, warm hug for your pelvic area and reproductive organs. And, an amazing way to offer your liver detoxification support. Trust me, your liver needs ALL the support it can get! The gentle compression of the pack combined with anti-inflammatory castor oil relaxes the nervous system and increases blood flow and circulation. It’s a win-win-win. 

How to Use Castor Oil Packs to Support Your Cycle:

I love being strategic with my self-care practices. You can get even GREATER results simply by using castor oil packs on specific areas during certain days of your cycle. Here is a breakdown of how to do this for each phase:

Here’s the beauty of why this works so well: When you wear your castor oil pack over your liver during the follicular phase, you are managing inflammation during this highly estrogenic time of your cycle. It’s your liver that’s responsible for ridding excess estrogen! Castor oil packs are an easy and effective way to support this channel of elimination.

When you wear your castor oil pack over your pelvis during your luteal phase, it provides extra nourishment to your pelvic area and overall supports progesterone balance. All mamas need that extra progesterone support! 

You can absolutely wear a castor oil pack every single night. If you want to feel and see change, I recommend wearing it a minimum of three times a week. 

Contrary to popular belief, castor oil packs CAN be worn during your period. It’s just not recommended if this is a brand-new self-care practice for you. Give your body time to adjust. After regular usage, there is no issue with doing your pack on your period and it’s highly expected that with time and consistent use, your period symptoms will improve. 

Pregnancy: Castor Oil Packs should NOT be used during pregnancy unless advised by your trusted practitioner.

Consider Bringing Castor Oil Packs Into Your Self-Care

The women in my world report sleeping so much better, deeper and longer by simply wearing castor oil packs regularly. This alone makes the practice WORTH it. It takes less than two minutes to prep and put on! Plus, when you are consistent and strategic, you will notice improvements in menstrual communications and overall hormonal balancing. 

Have you seen improvements in various menstrual communications with regular use of castor oil packs?  Have you ever tried them?  What benefits have you experienced?