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Castor Oil For Adhesions and Scars

Tethys41
Tethys41 CSN Member Posts: 1,383 Member
in Ovarian Cancer #1

I've used castor oil packs to get rid of adhesions.  Another bonus is that they make scars disappear.

Have I mentioned how well castor oil works at making scars disappear?

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  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer CSN Member Posts: 3,629 Member
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    I hope you don't mind, is this regular castor oil?  Do you just work it in with your fingers or is there a pad?  How "old" is your scar?  I am not ashamed of my scar but I sure would love to minimize it. 

    Thanks in advance!

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  • Tethys41
    Tethys41 CSN Member Posts: 1,383 Member
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    NoTimeForCancer said:

    Question

    I hope you don't mind, is this regular castor oil?  Do you just work it in with your fingers or is there a pad?  How "old" is your scar?  I am not ashamed of my scar but I sure would love to minimize it. 

    Thanks in advance!

    Castor Oil

    The castor oil is just plain castor oil that you can get at a health food store.  They sell the flannel for the packs, and it's typically right next to the castor oil.  You soak a piece of the flannel (I cut the flannel in the package in half) in the oil, then apply it to your abdomen.  You can cover it with plastic and a towel and put heat on it for an hour.  You can store the flannel in a Ziplock in the refrigerator and reuse it until it becomes discolored.  Using these every day or two for two weeks dissolved adhesions I was having trouble with and my scar went from red to flesh tone.  The packs will also pull toxins from your liver.

    My scar is 4 years old, as of next week.  But it started looking like this a couple of years ago when I started using the packs. 

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