Castor Oil Clean Beauty: Unlocking Queen Cleopatra’s Ancient Beauty Secret With Marisol Teijeiro

The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Dr. Marisol

  • How castor oil was Cleopatra's ancient beauty secret 
  • Cleopatra was actually Macedonian, and how she likely used castor oil in her beauty routine
  • She was the first beauty influencer in the world using castor oil, and what we can still learn from her today
  • Marisol was a beauty queen, and beauty has always been an area of interest for her
  • What we can learn from grandmothers when it comes to beauty secrets 
  • The principle of like attracts like and why oil can be so helpful on the skin
  • How to use castor oil to nourish the skin, cleanse the skin, and as a deep moisturizer 
  • A super simple castor oil routine for nourished skin
  • How to use castor oil to remove eye makeup
  • Castor oil naturally contains vitamin E, which nourishes the skin
  • Why you shouldn't add coconut oil to castor oil
  • Castor oil ranks very low on the comedogenic scale 
  • The real deal on castor oil plus baking soda and how to use this on skin
  • Understanding castor oil and dry brushing 
  • How to use castor oil for oil pulling and how it works faster than other oils! 
  • My top tips for using castor oil in the bathroom

Resources We Mention

  • Queen of the Thrones

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