JJ Virgin explores castor oil packs, which people claim reduce bloating, constipation, and inflammation. The science is limited, but she used one after a hysterectomy and noticed improvements. It's cheap and low-risk, so worth trying if you have cramps or bloat.
All right. So I have a friend, Dr. Marisol, who is obsessed with castor oil, and that's how I got turned on to castor oil years ago. And I remember she's created these beautiful— she's called the Queen of Thrones, and she has this really cool pack that she's made for castor oil. And she's like, try this. And you know, what's castor oil known for? It's, it's known to help with detoxification, inflammation, constipation, and bloating. Those are the things they say it could help with. Does it really? All right. N of 1 and TMI. I'm gonna tell you, I tried this castor oil pack, totally helped solve some constipation issues. So I would say that yes, it could. We just had a female founders retreat and everybody ended up with their castor oil packs on late at night. This is the weird things that happen on these things. And you know, people notice that reduced inflammation, that better, you know, bowel movements. So those are anecdotal. There's no real clinical proof of like liver detox support. There's nothing showing that. There is some chance that it could help reduce some local inflammation and could help with some constipation and bloating. And, you know, maybe it helps with making it a little bit destressed. My advice is this is an inexpensive therapy that couldn't hurt. It's been around forever. If you've got bloaty pain, I used it after my hysterectomy. If you've got any of that stuff, I think it's worth giving a shot. But is there great science on it? Nah, I haven't seen great science on it. But shout out to my girlfriend, uh, Dr. Marisol. We'll link to her because, um, she's got some great information on it. And I think that maybe it can help with bloating and cramps and relaxation. So if you've got those issues, give it a shot and try hers because she's got a really nice pack that you can wear that makes it easy to distribute. She's also got stuff for your eyebrows and lashes and eyes as well so that you can use it there too. Now again, don't know if there's any science to support that, but it's not going to hurt, that's for sure.
