Castor Oil Challenge

Please feel free to post your Castor Challenge regimen, questions, and feedback. Everyone is welcome to participate. Let's all learn, grow strong, and grow long together.

Challenge Rules

YouTube Videos about using Castor Oil

To get us started:
What is your participation time frame:
What brand you will be using:
How will you or will you mix:
When and how will you apply:
What is your overall goal for this challenge:

What is your participation time frame: Feb 1 to April 1
What brand you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: 1:1 castor oil with a BSS tea tree oil mix that includes: tea tree oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, castor oil, olive oil, cotton seed oil, grape seed oil, tocopherol, jojoba oil and fragrance.
When and how will you apply: MWF nights with an applicator bottle
What is your overall goal for this challenge: growth and to see if it makes any difference with my scalp.

What is your participation time frame: Feb1 - Apr 1
What brand you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: mixing with avocado oil
When and how will you apply: applying twice a week
What is your overall goal for this challenge: healthier (less itchy) scalp

What is your participation time frame: Feb 1st to April 1st
What brand you will be using: Walgreen's Castor Oil until the Now Foods Castor Oil comes in the mail
How will you or will you mix: mixing with jojoba and olive oil
When and how will you apply: 3 times a week using applicator bottle
What is your overall goal for this challenge: healthy scalp and thicken up edges

What is your participation time frame: Feb. 1 - Apr. 1
What brand you will be using: JBCO (from Sam's Caribbean)
How will you or will you mix: mixing EVOO and/or jojoba oil (alternate weeks)
When and how will you apply: 2x a week with applicator bottle (Sun - Wed)
What is your overall goal for this challenge: thicker hair - healthy scalp

What is your participation time frame: Feb. 7 - Apr. 7
What brand
you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil
How will you or will
you mix: Hm, a 1:1 ratio with some jojoba oil that's been infusing horsetail and nettle for about six months.
When and how
will you apply: MFW using an applicator bottle
What is your overall goal for
this challenge: To try some oils.

I'll do a length check on Sunday for a baseline and post pix in my fotki.

What is your participation time frame: February 1 to April 1
What brand you will be using: Home health Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: Mixing castor with Jojoba oil or coconut oil
When and how will you apply: MWF
What is your overall goal for this challenge: Healthier scalp and possibly thicker hair

Oh wow, I soooo want to do this! I don't have any castor oil though! I may go get some today! What brand should I get? There's a Vitamin Shoppe and a GNC near me...which brands do you guys suggest?

I have Home Health that I got from the Vitamin Shoppe.

@tiashauntee Okay...I'll try to swing by there when I leave the gym this evening so I can join you guys! I hear a lot about how good castor oil is for the hair, so Im willing to give it a try. What should I mix it with when I apply it? Or do you have to mix it with anything?

natural83 wrote:@tiashauntee Okay...I'll try to swing by there when I leave the gym this evening so I can join you guys! I hear a lot about how good castor oil is for the hair, so Im willing to give it a try. What should I mix it with when I apply it? Or do you have to mix it with anything?

It's more of a personal preference, only you know what your hair likes and needs. Here is a list off optional oils if you want to mix: Carrier Oils

@tiashauntee Thanks girl! I'll come back and update tonight once I get the castor oil!

I do have a quick question...

Should you apply the castor oil in your scalp the day before you wash?

What is your participation time frame: From February 1st to April 1st
What brand you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil (Vitamin Shoppe)
How will you or will you mix: I'll be mixing with coconut and olive oil.
When and how will you apply: Sa Tu and Fr and by using a applicator bottle on scalp
What is your overall goal for this challenge: The goal is to have more growth at the end of this challenge.

What is your participation time frame: Feb 3 -March 3
What brand you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: Olive Oil
When and how will you apply: three times a week, applied with my fingers
What is your overall goal for this challenge: combat my thin hair and add some length

What is your participation time frame: Feb 1-April 1
What brand you will be using: The Palma Christi Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: Avocado oil and olive oil
When and how will you apply: Sun and Wednesday nights
What is your overall goal for this challenge: health scalp and hair growth.

What is your participation time frame: Feb 1- April 1
What brand you will be using: Swanson Cold Pressed Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: Olive oil with Peppermint, Tea Tree and Rosemary EO
When and how will you apply: MWF with an applicator bottle to scalp. Also smooth on hair if I feel I need a boost
What is your overall goal for this challenge: healthy less flaky scalp, growth of edges and overall length.

What is your participation time frame: February 3 to April 3
What brand you will be using: Home Health Castor Oil for now want to get some JBCO
How will you or will you mix: Mixing castor with coconut oil or Almond
When and how will you apply: Nightly
What is your overall goal for this challenge: I have dry hair and thinning areas at my nape so hoping for more moisture and thickening of hair.

*What is your participation time frame: February 5th- April 5th
*What brand will you be using: Home Health Castor Oil
*How will you or will you mix: mixing with Jojoba Oil
*When and how will you apply: I plan to apply twice a week using an applicator, or my hands...whichever does the best. (LOL)
*What is your overall goal for this challenge: To have a healthier scalp that will stimulate my hair growth.

What is your participation time frame: Feb. 8th to April 8th
What brand you will be using: Now
How will you or will you mix: Mix with Jojoba Oil
When and how will you apply: MWF; applicator bottle
What is your overall goal for this challenge: Healthy scalp, growth and thicker hair.

Question: What is the best way to apply castor oil to my TWA?

What is your participation time frame: February 5^th to April
2nd
What brand you will be using: Walgreen’s
for now (I am going to pick some up in the morning) may order some JBCO later
How will you or will you mix: Sundays
and Wednesdays
When and how will you apply: Applicator bottle
What is your overall goal for this challenge: Help with dry scalp issues,
growth in particular around edges which is thin from years of relaxers and
braids

I was debating about doing the challenge on my daughters hair also they are 4 and 7. They are both natural, never any chemicals any we don't use any heat on their hair.

Should I do it once a week or twice?

anewme223 wrote:I was debating about doing the challenge on my daughters hair also they are 4 and 7. They are both natural, never any chemicals any we don't use any heat on their hair.

Should I do it once a week or twice?

I say start out doing it once and if everything goes ok, increase it to twice.

Lynnieluve wrote:

anewme223 wrote:I was debating about doing the challenge on my daughters hair also they are 4 and 7. They are both natural, never any chemicals any we don't use any heat on their hair.

Should I do it once a week or twice?

I say start out doing it once and if everything goes ok, increase it to twice.

@Lynnieluve......I will probably wait until next weekend when I wash their hair. This weekend I will only use a damp washcloth to clean their scalp and touch-up their braids if necessary.

What is your participation time frame: Feb1 - Apr 1
What brand you will be using: Refined Castor Oil
How will you or will you mix: was mixing with EVOO, but switched to avocado oil. More castor oil than avocado oil mixed together.
When and how will you apply: applying whenever my scalp is thirsty and I have an itch--at least twice a week with fingers.
What is your overall goal for this challenge: growth, growth, growth!!!