Does spring give you the urge to cleanse everything in sight, including your body? It’s natural - a change of season is Mother Nature’s way of cleaning up the house, and the same goes for our bodies.
Castor oil is one of my favorite ways to support the liver and the body's natural detoxification process. It’s an easy and gentle supplement-free self-care routine that helps you achieve:
Better sleep
More regular bowel movements
Youthful-looking skin
Less bloating
Less stress
So you can wake up FEELING better!
Castor oil is truly a liver healer. This is one of the best home treatments you can do on a regular basis for your health. The target of the treatment is to thin the lymphatic fluid and promote circulation throughout the body with special attention paid to the liver, spleen and intestines. Castor oils packs are an old remedy that have been proven to be effective at reducing tumors, helping endometriosis, reducing inflammation, boosting lymphocyte activity, and helping the liver work more efficiently.
Lymphatic fluid is essentially the “sewer system” of the body. Dead cells, functional immune complexes and debris from all over the body are absorbed into the lymphatic fluid and brought to the liver and spleen for filtering. When lymphatic fluid becomes slow and stagnant it affects digestion and gut immunity leading to inefficient bowel movements, susceptibility to viruses and worsening food sensitivities.
Castor oil, when applied topically to the abdomen, is absorbed through the skin and directly into the lymphatic fluid. It has special properties that cause it to thin the lymphatic fluid thereby improving circulation to the vital organs and correcting the aforementioned processes. I really like this gentle form of detox and find many people that see the benefits. You can make your own castor oil packs, however, I buy the castor oil packs as it's much easier than making it myself and I don't have to worry about a mess!
The Castor Oil Pack & Dry Brush Detox Kit has the tools you need for a smooth and easy lymphatic cleanse and liver detox that supports your hormonal balance this season.
Benefits of the Castor Oil Pack & Dry Brush Detox Kit:
Castor Oil Liver Pack Kit with Organic Castor Oil:
Wearing a castor oil pack to bed moves the body into the parasympathetic ‘rest, digest & detox’ state by supporting oxytocin production which downregulates your stress hormone, cortisol and helps you get a peaceful, deep, detoxifying sleep. This also helps you digest, absorb and eliminate better, which helps prevent unwanted cleanse and detox symptoms that are commonly experienced if you DON’T shift into the relaxed state when doing a detox.
It reduces inflammation and encourages circulation to your liver via nitric oxide, enhancing cleansing at the time of day that is best (while you sleep!).
The high antioxidant profile of castor oil also preserves your body’s master detoxification agent, glutathione, and promotes the release of your feel-good neurotransmitter, dopamine.
Bamboo Dry Brush:
The gentle friction of a dry brush on your skin in the morning supports lymphatic cleansing and stimulates cortisol to wake you up! Cortisol is your hormone that naturally rises in the morning to energize you, so a good balance is needed.
Dry brushing can be done with castor oil as it’s packed with skin-loving nutrients like vitamin E, omegas and polyphenols which hydrate and nourish your skin and further support lymphatic flow.
*Naturally enhancing cortisol in the morning and downregulating it in the evening before bed (via supporting natural oxytocin production) is one of the best ways to support hormonal balance and natural cleansing and detox functions.
How to use your Castor Oil Pack & Dry Brush Detox Kit:
NIGHTTIME: As part of your nightly bedtime routine, apply castor oil to your Castor Oil Liver Pack and tie it onto your body, over your liver. Then crawl into your warm bed and drift off to a peaceful, deep sleep. For best results, use at least 4 consecutive days a week. The more consistent you are with them, the more benefit you will get!
DAYTIME: In the morning, use your dry brush and gently roll the brush with soft pressure in a circular motion towards your heart, working through all of your limbs and torso. If you shower in the morning, do it before you get in. Ideally, apply a thin layer castor oil to your skin before dry brushing for enhanced benefits.
Why do a day and night rhythm for detox?
This day and night routine sets the foundation to support the natural rhythm and cleansing of hormones by supporting your ‘love and connection molecule’ oxytocin in the evening (with the castor oil liver pack), and cortisol in the morning (with the dry brush); both hormones that influence estrogen and thyroid balance.
