Castor Oil for Your Face (Nature’s Botox)

Berg explains that castor oil has been used for millennia, but underscores that the oil must be properly processed because the raw bean is a deadly poison. Commercial, non-organic oils often contain hexane, a petroleum byproduct, so he insists on organic, cold-pressed, hexane-free oil in a dark bottle to prevent rancidity. The oil’s thickness doesn’t hinder its penetration; rather, the rare compound ricinoleic acid enables it to sink through the epidermis, dermis, and into the subcutaneous layer. Beyond mere moisturizing, Berg claims it can actually trigger the dissolution of lumps and make spots and wrinkles fade. The core error people make is expecting overnight miracles — he stresses a minimum of 4–6 weeks of consistent application three times per week. He emphasizes rubbing it in, not just spreading it, to ensure absorption. No mention of layering with other actives in this basic protocol.

After listing skin tags and warts as treatable with castor oil, Berg immediately says ‘I would also add iodine and garlic.’ He explains that iodine helps reduce estrogen, linking skin tags and warts to estrogen excess. Garlic is likely mentioned for its sulfur compounds and antimicrobial effects. He doesn’t provide a recipe or precise ratios, nor application instructions like covering with a bandage. The mention is brief, so many practical details are missing.

Berg mentions that because castor oil deeply penetrates, you can use packs on the liver to help liver congestion and increase bile flow. He notes that pre-made packs can be bought online. The classic method involves a piece of cotton or cloth soaked in oil, placed over the liver, covered to prevent staining, and sometimes combined with a hot water bottle. He doesn’t detail duration or frequency, but this is a well-known naturopathic practice.

Berg mentions that packs can be used over the ovaries for cysts and on the breast for fibrocystic issues, linking the benefit to iodine’s estrogen-lowering effect. He frames fibrocystic breast problems as estrogen-driven and sees iodine as a corrective. He is careful to urge seeking professional help, recognizing that iodine supplementation can be tricky. No specific application duration or frequency is provided.

Berg expands on his earlier point about packs by urging the addition of DMSO, a powerful solvent that ‘goes right into the skin.’ He pairs it with magnesium oil to meet two goals: anti-inflammatory pain relief and muscle relaxation that primes the body for deep sleep. The application sites map directly to where pain resides — low back, knees, feet, hands, and tight shoulder muscles. The sleep angle is prominent; he says this combination helps you be ‘very very relaxed and ready to go right into the deep sleep.’ He does not mention dilution ratios or safety protocols for DMSO, which is a significant omission given DMSO’s potential absorption of skin contaminants.

Berg positions this as a simple systemic delivery route. He states that castor oil ‘is a very potent anti-inflammatory’ and when rubbed into the feet, it gets absorbed into the blood and reaches the whole body. No research is cited, and no comparison is made to other transdermal anti-inflammatory protocols.

Berg mentions this after the ice bath hack. He describes fasting as triggering the body’s cleanup process: ‘cleaning up all the dead stuff and the dead cells and replace it with new cells.’ He presents it as an additional step that ‘would just take your skin to the next level’ forming a ‘multi-layer effect.’ There is no specific mention of how castor oil interacts with fasting physiology; the synergy is assumed from the complementary processes of internal autophagy and external skin regeneration.

Berg introduces this as a simple hack to take skin results ‘to the next level.’ He does not dive into the mechanism but implies that the vasoconstriction from the ice bath followed by the hydrating, ricinoleic acid-rich oil creates a complex skin response. He then immediately links it to fasting, suggesting that stacking multiple modalities — ice, oil, fasting — produces a ‘multi-layer effect.’ The directive is straightforward: dip face, then apply castor oil. No specific duration for the ice dip is given, and he does not warn about any risks.

Berg explains that during a 48 or even 72-hour fast, the body begins ‘cleaning up all the dead stuff and the dead cells and replaces it with new cells.’ He frames this as a way to push skin transformation further when added to the castor oil routine. He stops short of saying the oil is absorbed systemically to boost fasting, but instead positions the pairing as a cumulative multi-layer strategy. He also notes that skin results are dependent on diet, implying fasting both cleans internally and heightens the external benefits of the oil. No specific refeeding protocol is mentioned.

Berg explains that DMSO ‘goes right into the skin’ and is a highly penetrating substance, effectively dragging the castor oil and magnesium deeper. Magnesium oil is noted as very important to add if you have arthritis in any joint — lower back, knees, feet, hands — or even tightness in the shoulder trapezius muscles. The rationale is that applying this mixture before sleep not only reduces inflammation and pain but also induces such relaxation that you go straight into deep sleep, ready for recovery. He mentions no specific ratio, only to combine them and rub into the affected area at night. He does not caution about DMSO’s potential to carry contaminants through the skin.

After discussing castor oil’s ability to activate hair growth when rubbed into the scalp, Berg says that if you are using it for the hair, he would ‘highly recommend you use the Jamaican black castor oil.’ He attributes its benefits to antimicrobial effects that help with dandruff and dry scalp. He does not compare its penetration or chemical differences to regular castor oil beyond that, nor does he mention application frequency.

Berg mentions this after pointing out that castor oil is a very potent anti-inflammatory. He says that if you want to create a systemic effect through the entire body, you can rub it into your feet — ‘it gets absorbed into the feet and it gets absorbed into the blood throughout the entire body.’ This statement carries no caveats about how much, how often, or whether foot health matters for absorption. He does not reference any study.