Originally Posted by
BlueWaterRed
After reading this whole thread, I started using castor oil + jojoba mix last week. I bought a small bottle of castor oil from Whole Foods for $4 (opaque blue bottle) and mixed it 2/3 castor + 1/3 jojoba. I find it's hard to get the oil to my scalp so am going to look for a tip point plastic bottle this weekend (which someone else here suggested is an easy way to apply oil to your scalp). Whole Foods sells 2 larger sizes of castor oil, but I wanted to try it for a while before committing to the big bottle.
What I didn't know about castor oil is that it's labeled as a stimulant (hence, its properties as an internal laxative). I'm assuming it works as a hair growth stimulant too in addition to being a good hair oil.
My method this week was to apply the mix 3 times/week and leave it on overnight. Don't laugh, but I use a clean Whole Foods vegetable bag as an oil cap by putting it on my head, tying up the ends and throwing it away in the morning.
I'm very pleased with the softness, although I need to find a better method to wash it out instead of 2 shampooings. Next time I'm going to try the suggestion about conditioning only to get wash it out.
I also apply a small amount of 100% castor oil nightly to my eyelashes. I've given up using mascara and hoping that castor oil will help the lashes to be moisturized and healthy -- and if there is some darkening side effect, great!
If the castor oil mix helps with hair growth (which I'm measuring twice monthly), I'll post it.
Thanks for all of the suggestions.
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