• I do not recommend using a microwave to heat your pack up!
• Castor oil stains fabric, so I suggest placing an old sheet, shower curtain, etc under you to protect what you are laying on.
• You might prepare a mix of baking soda and liquid soap to remove the oil afterward.
• Some folks prefer to simply wipe down their skin.
• Store in a Pyrex dish.

Castor Oil Packs 
Castor oil and Dr. McGarey

One of the most useful and least utilized methods of using castor oil is to employ packs. Packs are an economical and efficient method of absorbing the ricinoleic acid and other healing components of castor oil directly into body tissues.

(The following basic procedure was outlined in several of the readings of Edgar Cayce.)

To make a castor oil pack you will need the following items:

• Cold-pressed castor oil, (the good stuff from your local health food store)
• A standard heating pad.
  
• A plastic garbage bag.
  
• Three pieces of wool flannel...about the size of your heating pad.
  
• One large bath towel.

Now that you have your supplies... Create your "Castor oil pack"
Initially, you need to saturate your wool/cotton flannel with 'Castor oil'. Saturate it to just short of dripping. Your Castor Oil cloth is ready.

The procedure:

1. Warm up your heating pad, the only problem I have ever seen is when the pad is toooo hot.
   
   
2. Saturate your flannel pieces with castor oil (approx. 1/2 cup).
   
   
3. Place the saturated flannel over the liver on the right side of the body, extending, top to bottom, from about the sternum (breastbone) to about 4 inches below the navel or to the groin or pubic bone. From left to right, it extends at least from the navel, around the body as far as it will go, covering as much of the right side as possible.
   
   
4. On top of the fabric, lay the plastic garbage bag.
   
   
5. On top of the plastic, place the warmed up pad.
   
   
6. To help hold the everything in place and to protect bedding etc. from oil stains, place a towel over the layers and tuck into the sides. (For lower back problems, the pack can be placed upside down, simply lay on it.)
   
   
7. The pack should remain in place for at least one hour and the temperature of the heating pad should be kept at the highest temperature tolerable.
   
   
8. When you remove the pack, the remaining oil can be massaged into the skin or cleaned off using a little soda water made from 1 quart of warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
   
   
9. A suggested cycle is 3-4 consecutive days, wait a week and repeat for 3-4 days.

For general conditions the pack should be placed on the abdomen over the liver. When you remove the pack, the remaining oil can be massaged into the skin or cleaned off using a little soda water made from 1 quart of warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.

A suggested cycle is 3-4 consecutive days, wait a week and repeat for 3-4 days.

The flannel can be reused many times if stored properly. After removing the flannel, store it in a Pyrex (glass) container and place it in the refrigerator.

Before using it next time let it warm up to room temp and always add another 1 or 2 tablespoons of fresh cold pressed castor oil. (or simply rub some onto the skin where the pack will lay)

(After 10 full cycles of use I would recommend obtaining new flannel.)

More information: Edgar Cayce Database on Castor Oil (Palma Christi and more!)