Tropic Isle Living Jamaican Black Castor Oil 8oz | Rich in Vitamin E, Omega Fatty Acids & Minerals | For Hair Growth Oil, Skin Conditioning, Eyebrows & Eyelashes, Scalp and Nail Care

The difference between Jamaican black castor oil and regular castor oil is the method in which it is processed. Both are great for skin and hair health. Pure natural castor oil is a pale yellow/light golden color and is cold pressed. There is no heat involved in cold pressing, the castor beans are just squeezed at high pressure to extract oil from the seeds. The advantage of cold pressing is that you do not harm any of the beneficial nutrients.Be aware that some companies will also use a solvent chemical such as hexane to separate the oil making production quicker and cheaper. So if you go that route, research and make sure that the castor oil you choose is reputable 100% pure and 100% cold pressed without use of chemicals.Jamaican black castor oil gets its distinct smokey roasted smell and darker color by the process in which it is made. Traditionally it is made by1) allowing the seeds to dry out in the sun2) roasting them3) grinding them into a paste4) adding the paste to boiling water5 skimming the oil that rises to the topIt can vary in color from a lighter brown hue to a very dark brown. Sometimes you may see particles settle at the bottom of the bottle, which is just ash from roasting the castor beans.This is a very thick heavy oil. PersonallyI prefer to dilute it.The first way I use it is by combining equal parts extra virgin olive oil with Jamaican black castor oil and a few drops of rosemary essential oil.Great to help promote hair growth and grow back thinning hair. I apply this to my scalp every night or at least every other night before bed, especially focusing on my thinning edges.Second I make a whipped hair butter by1) using the double boiler method I melt equal parts (1/3 cup each) Shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut oil2) when it has cooled a bit I add in my JBCO, EVOO, and rosemary mixture(1/3 cup)(you can add other essential oils if you choose as well)3) put bowl in the fridge or freezer just until it starts to solidify but not completely solid4) whip up into your desired consistencyThis is a great butter for your hair but can also double as a body butter.Lastly I put straight Jamaican black castor oil with a drop of lavender and rosemary essential oil into an empty mascara type container and I apply that to my eyebrows every night before bed.The jamaican black castor oil is also great to use as a pre poo treatment or even hot oil treatment.The key to seeing results for hair growth, growing back thinning hair and thickening hair is consistency! You have to keep up with it, making it a routine. You cant just give up after a few days or a week and expect results.I have seen results in growing back my thinning edges as well as making my hair thicker, even my eyebrows which were prior quite sparse. It also has made my hair very soft and shiny.

Well I have heard alot of good reviews about this product and so far I am not that impressed yet(it's ok but I like it at the same time so far...First ill get to the negative of this product, the consistancy is not like other castor oils...I have read the reviews on this oil and from the reviews I had the impression that this castor oil was just too thick(thats what I like thick oil to seal the ends of my hair) but this oil is a bit watery compared to other brands of castor oils that I have used. And because this castor oil is not thick enough for me to seal my ends I had to purchase another brand to do the job. Now the positive so far is: I actually like the smell of this oil, I know that some people who reviewed this product did't care for the smell but it smells good, it smells like roasted coffe beans..lol..but the smell does not linger so thats a plus as well. another positive that I like about this oil is that once I applied the oil to my scalp my scalp started to tingle..I was not expecting for this oil to give my scalp a nice tingling sensation..Now myself I am a big fan of tingling sensations on my scalp, it lets me know that somthing is going on...Most growth aides that I use have a tingling sensation(but this castor oil has my scalp tingling more than any other growth aid I have ever used, the tingling last for 15- 45 min..other growth aides last 2-5 min) and everytime I get the tingles a month later my hair sprouts with crazy growth...Now I am not sure if that tingling sensation that I am getting from this product means a month later ill have crazy growth but from past experiances with other growth aids(which has managed to aide in giving me growth to the point of achieving bra stap length afro textured hair) the tingling sensation usually means that I have purchased a damn good growth aide...So I am going to have to come back and do an update within a month or two if this product has givin me crazy growth...But so far the tingling is a plus..Another positive is that this oil alone makes my hair supper soft....it's rare that a oil alone can make my curley, kinky, wavy hair so soft(besides my coconut oil)...So the positives out way the negatives so far but I really didn't want to buy another castor oil after spending money on this item which is more expensive then other brands of castor oils. Now if I don't get crazy growth from this oil then ill add that to my negative list ...as far as this item making my hair soft well my coconut oil does that as well...So basically when I update my review on this poduct in about a month or two maybe three, it will be about rather or not this item has givin me crazy results or some good growth results and if my hair has thickned up alot.UPDATE: OK it's been a month almost and this item does work very well, but here is the catch.....I also use BEE MINE sulfur serum with this oil and my hair has grown alot and has thickened up...so I will purchase this castor oil to work with my sulfur serum.....So this is a good product.