We know, since a long time ago castor oil has been in use in traditional medicine, like as a laxative and anti-inflammatory. However, beside than medical purposes, castor oil has been found to be useful for a range of industrial applications nowadays. its contains several substances, there are ricinoleat acid, sebacic acid, dicarboxylic acid, iodine, glyceride content (from ricinoleic acid), Multiple lipase and a few other ingredients.
Castor oil is made from the Ricinus communis seeds, the plant that originated in Africa and spread through the pre-history of sea trade to India and the archipelago. It does not have close botanical family, but it is have family relation with poinsettias and rubber trees. All are included in the botanical family of Euphorbiaceae, along with thousands other species that was found in Indonesia.
Ricinus communis has been used as a medicine since antiquity, seen from the large number that are prescribed mainly in the traditional medicine system of Ayurveda in India. One of the main functions of castor oil is to treat various diseases and skin irritation. So, if Castor oil contain many good substance, what is benefit?
Beauty Benefits of Castor Oil
- For the Hair growth
Benefits of castor oil for hair growth is amazing. The anti-bacterial and anti-fungal making it have ability to fight hair follicles, dandruff and scalp infections. Ricinoleic acid helps to improve circulation to the scalp and stimulate the hair regrowth. Ricinoleic acid is also able to maintain the pH balance of the scalp and helping hair’s natural oil production to prevent hair damage by chemicals. Antioxidants in castor oil also supports the keratin in the hair. It make our hair more strong, smooth, and not curly.
How to make it? Easy. Prepare 3 tablespoons of castor oil, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon jajoba coconut oil. Mix the ingredients in a bottle. Whisk the mixture. Then use the eyedropper to drip on the scalp. Squirt ranging from just above the ear, add a few drops of castor oil, castor oil and then drops again ½ inch from the previous section, and so on until the oil evenly spaced throughout the scalp. Then, massage for 5 minutes to ensure castor oil has been absorbed evenly and to improve blood circulation in the scalp.
- For beautify Lips
How to make it: Take 1sdt (teaspoon) of castor oil, apply around your lips before bed. The next morning, you can rinse it. Then in the morning before you go to work, you can also apply it back.
The result would you feel in a few days. Even this method is better than the lip balm that is expensive.
- Blacken eyebrow
If you lack of confidence because of your eyebrows is thin and not very clear, you can take the advantage of castor oil. Some of the benefits that can be given by if you use oil for eyebrows among them is able to make it look darker.
How to make it: give castor oil to your eyebrows regularly each day then you will immediately feel the difference.
- As Cleanser
Castor oil also contains a cleaning agent that is excellent when used to cleanse the skin. Castor oil can be used to remove and exfoliate dead skin cells and make the skin look more radiant, brighter and radiant.
How to make it: Take few drops of Castor oil and use of a cotton swab to apply it on your face.
- Eliminate Acne
Castor oil also can be used to prevent acne and help to remove dirt in the pores of the deepest though.
How to make it: apply castor oil on acne. After you apply, do not forget to give a gentle massage then wash your face with warm water and rinse it with cold water.
- Moisture
Castor oil also can serve as a moisturizer for the skin and turns it out, the result was as good as any other moisturizer. Here’s how to take advantage of castor oil as a moisturizer:
Provide 1 tbsp (tablespoon) of castor oil, then mix with olive oil in the palm of your hand. Apply to the your face and give a gentle massage for a few minutes until your skin absorb the oil. Soak a cloth in lukewarm water. Use the cloth to rub all over your face, and let stand for 1 minute and repeat the procedure back several times. After that, use a towel to drying face. Lastly, sprinkle with cold water and use a facial toner to close the pores. This treatment method can apply three times a week to keep the difference and the result is what you get.
- smoothing the skin feet
The trick: the night before going to bed, apply 2 drops to each foot with a massage, and wrap with socks. Approximately 3-4 days, the legs’s skin has been more smooth. Attention: a long healing process is also based on the conditions.
- To us as complete substances of body lotion
Dry and scaly skin often experienced when summer. body lotion that we use sometimes has a density so high that the skin colour can not blend in well.
The trick: Mix castor oil is to the body lotion.
- Diluting keloid
Another miracle of castor oil is to attenuate keloid scars and other scars that involves a lot of scar tissue hardens. According to the Fund, it is because the ability of castor oil for deep penetration through several layers of skin.
How to make it: apply castor oil at your scars on a regular basis. 2-3 times a day.
- Overcoming Dandruff
Dandruff is the excessive flaking of dead skin on the scalp. Dandruff usually appears white in the hair.
How to make it: to treat dandruff we can use the Castor leaves that finely ground, then apply on the scalp. Do regularly before shampooing.
Health Benefits of Castor Oil
- Castor oil for pain
Castor oil is a triglyceride comprising ricinoleic acid, that has anti-inflammatory properties. With that content, castor oil is used to reduce inflammation and swelling of the joints and tissues. 2 tablespoons oral consumption of castor oil in a glass of water helps to overcoming severe rheumatoid arthritis.
If be applied to the sore area, castor oil can relieve back pain and abdominal pain. It also has a calming effect on menstrual cramps.
- Castor oil as Anti-allergy
Castor oil is anti-allergic, help to overcoming allergies related to the skin area. On an empty stomach, take five drops of castor oil in the morning in a little juice or water can solve this problem.
- Maintain Healthy Hair
Fatty acids and vitamin E contained in castor oil helps in hair growth when applied to the scalp and hair. Castor oil is able to stimulate the growth of hair, blood circulation and freeing the scalp of bacterial, fungal and dandruff. By applying castor oil on the head, hair follicles get the nutrients that they need.
Castor oil is good for hair loss and branching. Castor oil may keep the moisture in the hair and prevent it from drought. The same theory also applied to the brow. The topical application of castor oil helps to thicken the eyebrows.
- As a Laxative
When taken directly, ricinoleic acid will be released in the gut and then began to function as a laxative. The body will digest the rest of undigested food and cleanse the digestive system and helps to proper bowel movement.
- Stimulate white blood cells
Castor oil also can stimulate the white blood cells. The study found that Ricinus communis seed oil helps to reduce the inflammatory response in subcutaneous tissue. These properties both to accelerate wound healing and reduce scarring faster.
- Maintain skin health
Application of castor oil on the skin will make hydrated and free of infection. Castor oil is also beneficial for acne medication. It is also used to prevent dry skin on the hands and feet. It is used to treat ringworm and clean stretch marks after giving birth. It is also can be used to assist in removing wrinkles, heal wounds, also helps to treat diaper rash in infants.
- Relieve inflammation
Ricinoleic acid found in castor oil is a powerful agent and can inhibit the growth of bacteria, yeast and viruses. It can relieve pain and inflammation associated with infection.
- Relieve rheumatic and other muscle problems
Fatty acids, namely ricinoleic acid, oleic and linoleic acid found in castor oil can alleviate the rheumatism, arthritis and gout. People who suffer from osteoarthritis and joint pain can get the benefit from castor oil. Rubbing oil into the areas of stiff and painful joints can provide assistance.
- Warts Treatment
It is also effective to the warts treatment. Applying castor oil every day on the affected area and then massaged gently for a few minutes can help remove warts.
- Hair Loss
Castor oil is suitable for hair care, especially in the case of excessive hair loss. This oil protects the scalp and hair from fungal and microbial infections. A gentle massage the head regularly with castor oil can prevent hair damage, scalp conditioner, and produce shiny hair.
- Overcoming menstrual problems
For women, Castor oil have been known for many health benefits, as it can be used for menstrual disorders such as delayed menstruation and menstrual pain. Although not normally used in modern times, castor oil is also used to induce labor in pregnant women.
- HIV protease inhibitor
Castor oil and its derivatives are an important ingredient in many medications such as miconazole (antifungal), paclitaxel, tacrolimus, saperconazole, and nelfinavir mesylate. Tacrolimus and cyclosporine are used to suppress the immune system. Paclitaxel is used in the chemotherapy, while nelfinavir mesylate is used as an HIV protease inhibitor.
- Treating Wounds Thrush
Castor oil can be used as a cure for canker sores, take Castor oil with cotton, and then paste it into the affected part of the mouth ulcers, use regularly so that canker sores will soon heal.
- Toothache Treatment
Cavities will be easily penetrated by bacteria, which causes pain. It have to deal with the pain in the teeth, can use the sap within dripped on the aching tooth. Castor can treat toothache, because sap castor containing antimicrobials are able to eradicate the bacteria Ecshereccia coli, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus.
- Treating Whitish in the baby’s mouth.
Whitish in babies usually caused by candida bacteria attached to the nipple of the mother, which later when breastfeeding her baby will attach and proliferate, resulting in the baby’s mouth experience vaginal discharge. To fix this grab trunk that is still fresh and then take the sap and dropped into the baby’s mouth.
- Treating Ear Inflammation
To treat pain in the ear caused by influenza, can sap the gap on the castor leaves, by taking the sap as much as a tablespoon and shed as many as six times, set aside some time and then wipe gently using a cotton swab.
- Tighten Breasts
For women breast tight is part of the beauty. To tighten the breast, can be done by: take 3 pieces of Ricinus communis leaf, Two betel nut, 1 piece of ginger fingers, and 1 teaspoon salt. Blend all ingredients and then apply on the breasts, leave it to dry and clean the breast using warm water.
- Enlarge genitals
Many men who want to have large genitals, can use the leaves of Ricinus communis. By the way, take 10 leaves along the stems, 1 orange juice, mash until smooth. Then gets smeared with herbs penis before the first dab of olive oil.
- Treating Arthritis
Health benefits of castor oil for arthritis treatment is very amazing. Rheumatism usually is a disease that is often experienced. To treat elderly people we can use the root of the Ricinus communis. Take it with 25 grams of roots boiled roots with 1 liter of water, boil until the water a half, then drunk regularly.
- Anti-microbial and anti-bacterial
Anti microbial and anti-bacterial contained in castor oil is useful when you want to get rid of ring worm in your stomach. One tablespoon of castor oil for a week will ensure that all microbes, bacteria and worms rings were killed and driven out of your stomach. Castor oil also acts as a laxative that cleanses the toxins to come out of your stomach. This is a good option if you want to detoxify; especially if you often eat anything that attracts attention.
Other benefits of Castor Oil (in the industry)
- Biodiesel
Unsaturated fatty acid content of the largest in the transesterification reaction of castor oil in methanol will works optimaly at 65oC. Unsaturated fatty acid content of the largest in the transesterification reaction of castor oil will reach it’s optimal performance when methanol at a concentration of 0.178 M KOH catalyst (0.4 g). The properties are very close to the specifications of the diesel fuel that can be used as biodiesel.
- Food Preservatives
In the food industry, generally as additives in foods, flavorings and candy, acts as a preservative for food grains like rice, wheat and others to prevent spoilage. In addition, it also serves as an important additive or excipients in a variety of modern medicine.
Besides being used as an Biodiesel, castor oil in the industrial field is also beneficial for:
- 33. mix to make a Cat
- 34. manufacture Dyes
- 35. manufacture soap
- 36. manufacture Perfume
- 37. manufacture of Lubricants
- 38. manufacture brake and hydraulic oil
- 39. manufacture Plastic
- 40. manufacture inks night
How To Get Castor Oil
Castor beans dried in the sun for two days, after which it resolved to separate meat from it’s skin of Castor bean. Then squeezed the meat of Castor beans. Three kilograms of grain to produce one liter of oil within the Castor. Or it could be steaming about 50 kilograms of fruit within one hour.
Then the meat was destroyed by the blender after the flesh and the seeds are crushed inserted into the forging machine oil. With the emphasis hydraulic jack, the pulp is squeezed to produce castor oil. Castor oil has a characteristic: Liquid, Clear, stay liquid at room temperature, stable at cold temperatures and stay stable in hot temperatures.