Correction for the statement made by Dr Eye Health at 3:15. The pupil does not help focus the light; it controls the amount of light that comes into the eye. It opens when it's dark and closes when it's bright, just like an aperture on a camera lens. This also controls the depth of field (the distance range in focus), which is greater with the more closed pupil.
Cool. I definitely know more about cameras than about the eye. But “focusing the light” makes a lot of sense to me. I have prescription glasses for nearsightedness but I rarely wear them because I rarely need them. But when driving at night or during rainy dreary days and I look at a road sign that is farther than 500 feet I see too much light/brightness along the characters I’m trying to read- so I squint my eyes to “focus that light” on the characters and prevent it from being shiny. That’s the intention and what it looks like I’m doing. Focusing distance range, like you explained it, may be accurate but doesn’t sound as intuitive I guess.
That is technically correct, the pupil size does change the depth of field, but for explaining things simply, I think it fine to use it in such context.
About 10 years ago I noticed that my wife's eyes looked a bit cloudy. When I said something she said she saw rings around lights at night. I looked on the web and read about using 100% organic non hexane processed castor oil. I bought some. She put 1 drop in each eye once a day. Within a week the cloudiness was gone when I looked at her eyes and she no longer saw rings around lights at night. Unexpectedly she also noticed the floaters were gone as were her dry eyes. She is 74 now and has used one drop in each eye every day. Castor oil is inexpensive, easy to use, has no apparent side issues, and doesn't require the expense of a doctor or pharmaceutical drugs. Real world results that have no hope of producing monopolistic profits for doctors and pharmaceutical companies stand little chance of being studied. When you two get older and have these issues perhaps after researching the side effects of cataract surgery and various pharmaceutical drugs you will try castor oil for yourselves and your loved ones. Kinda like pediatricians who refuse to give their own kids any vaccines.
Caster oil hexane free cold press. How I used to help with my cornea scar…… Use at night before going to sleep because it can blur vision because it’s thick. Place one drop in eye then place warm compress over closed eye allows to help castor oil absorb. There are over the counter Eye ointments that are thicker than castor oil recommended to use, I tried and I prefer castor oil at night. The warm compress really helps. I am not saying castor oil CURES cataracts, just like I would not say castor oil CURES cancer. THE BIG C! Or the big S oops $. My opinion or my takeaway based on my experience is, 100% hexane free cold pressed castor oil has some benefits for the eye. It’s just not a cure all. Lookup castor oil for scars.
But castor oil has properties to cross membranes that other oils don't have...hence castor oil packs on the liver. Why couldn't it then cross through the eye.
Do you have any evidence of that? Because, oils are all made of fats, making them lipophilic, which should impart some level of similarity depending on the structure of the fat molecules making up the oil.
I used it putting a little bit of it on my eyelashes as a reccomendation of the mom of a friend because my natural eyelashes are so small , it did help me a lot and after using it daily at night for 2 months they did really grow , this was 5 years ago and since them my eyelashes now are decent ( before I could not even get some eyelashes lifting because being small but now I can ) using a cotton swab with some castor oitl ( not so much to make the eyelashes heavy )
No, but who is pushing castor oil in these comments? The people who sell it. It may shock you, but an entirely different set of shady people profit from it.
I dont think this guy is right. I was diagnized with cataract 3 4 years ago and after two years of diagnosis I went to optician He said I do not have cataract as I had used castor oil. also my dry eyes have improved Actually somehow I dont use it now but will start soon as it does help
@@Neptunecloud See my comment above - I use 1 (occasionally 2 by accident) in each eye directly. Note, make sure it is cold-pressed pure castor oil & not some chemical version.
"Never be cross or cruel, never give us castor oil, or gruel." That song is a banger! I have heard some strange claims about castor oil. Some people put it in their belly button but I do not know why. I like Dr. Allen!
like have you not heard of the placebo effect? Did you not hear the part literally in thia video where he said "Ahh confounding factors, the bane of anecdote?" Why are you here if you're this disinterested in science lol
@ No. Never heard of it. I don’t actually watch videos, I only comment.🙄 Big leap asserting such an assumption-how, exactly, did you conclude such a thing from one comment? You know, though, a shot of straight castor oil might help with that.
Looking for "evidence " of effectiveness of natural remedies on pubmed would be a futile exercise. Research institutions receiving grants from pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical companies conducting their own research would never find that humble natural remedies are as effective as their own licensed products. Not understanding it in 2025 plain naive
The problem is it's almost impossible to find eye drops that aren't full of all kind of chemicals. Putting 100% castor oil on your lids is easy and does work for dry eye.
@@Physionic Okay, I'm listening. If you mean in the sense that everything is a chemical, then sure. I almost said "toxic" chemical, but then people are going to argue whether various ones are toxic or not. But they still consider thermiserol to be non-toxic so I have zero trust in people who say any given chemical is non-toxic.
Castor oil penetrates skin faster than any other oil. It has become my moisturiser. And I have extremely dry skin Now about the eyes. I was diagnosed with dry eye syndrome over a year ago. The doctor sold me eye drops for it. My eyes became dryer than ever and irritated. I decided to try castor oil. So for over a year now I am applying 100% oil on my eyes copiously twice a day. Not just around it. A lot of it goes in. Not only it fixed my dry eyes but also during the allergy season. Previous years my eyes would be very irritated with all the pollen in the air. No more! No, I haven't changed anything else in my life routine. Castor oil is a preventative approach and there is no money in it for the pharmaceutical companies. That is why there are so few research papers.
Great Comment! A personal testimonial can sure make a difference, and many testimonials saying similar results are usually all You Tube watchers need to be convinced!
I don't think it penetrates skin at all. Or very little. But it is amazing to moisturize dry skin on the surface. Fr I've had dry skin for all my 32 years, no moisturizer has worked, skin goes dry again within 10-60 minutes. I started mixing a dollop of castor oil to the moisturizers whenever I apply it, it leaves my skin healthy and not dry for days. Like, dry scaly lizard looking legs, to healthy looking legs in one application. And it lasts ALL DAY. I apply it in the morning, and when I go to bed at night the legs still feel a bit oily (which is proof as to why it absorb into the skin, it sits on the surface like a protective barrier). Also great for feet.
If the trial was only applied to 1 eye, how can you say there was no controls? Surely that's the BEST control because there's no variation in subject - 1 eye gets the treatment & the other doesn't!
6:32 what about rubbing castor oil on the eyelids, under the eye, around the temple and eyebrows, eye socket. Any benefit that directly affects the brain or eye or eye muscles?
That's what I've been doing for two months now and I've noticed less wrinkling on my face - it's definitely cut down the "crows feet wrinkles" near my eyes!
A study by Tsubota used water-free petrolatum for the management of dry eye, applying it on the lower eyelid twice a day. It caused a decrease in the tear evaporation rate, improvement in blink rates, reduction in severity of foreign body sensation and/or transient blurring of vision, possibly by interacting / stabilizing the tear lipid layer, according to the study
I have used castor oil to moisturize my eyelids when, for whatever reason, they became dried and scratchy, even looked like they were becoming infected - likely due a very dry environment. I didn’t use it because I thought it some miracle cure, but simply because, if any did get into the eye I knew it would not have an ill effect. After all, it is in eye drops. I used a procedure I thought might be helpful: 1) wiped eyelids with wipes recommended by my doctor before my cataract surgery. (On its own, didn’t work. Seemed to dry surface even more, but helpful in removing possible sources of infection. 2) Used a sterile pad soaked in warm sterile water to apply moisture to the surface. Left in place for about 5 minutes. 3) Used a sterile swab to apply a thin layer of castor oil to the damp surface. I’d tried other recommendations but had no success with them. This left my eyelids feeling normal - no itch, no dryness - within a few hours. Did the Castor oil “cure” the problem? I don’t think so. It merely gave protection against environmental drying effects which can cause all sorts of damage to the tender skin around the eyes.
Recently diagnosed with Rosacea. I switched to castor oil as the Metronidazole wasn’t a cure. Still got the pimples. They just weren’t as painful. Twice a day and the pimples went away. A little redness so I still use it. I’ll put a drop on my finger and go around each eye, including the eye lid. The thing I noticed though was my eye redness and gunk in my lashes went away. Perhaps it interferes with the mites I unintentionally farm? Just postulating. lol
Sounds implausible that an oil can actually penetrate the skin down to deep tissue, however I know for a fact that castor oil DOES! My nephew's wife had sharp pains in her abdomen and a scan found she had a cyst the size of a tennis ball on her fallopian tube. I happened to watch a youtube video with excerpts from a brilliant Australian naturopath, Barbara O'Neill, who showed how to apply a compress of castor oil to the stomach area every day for tumours, but it takes around 3 months. I told my nephew this but of course his wife didn't have 3 months to find out if it worked as she was in so much discomfort and had to have it surgically removed. However, they found she had a smaller cyst on the other side and she started to apply the castor oil compress to that area every day for around 2/3 months and her follow up scan showed the cyst had gone. AMAZING.
@@chrisbradley3224 So clearly you must know @soullaavgousti1497? I mean otherwise you wouldn't make such an outrageous comment on someone's experience... right?
i tried various eyedrops to reverse cataracts with nac, taurine, hyaluronic acid, etc in small percentages and even straight or diluted castor oil with no success...pure castor oil around the socket can affect inflammation, eyebags, drooping eyelids, etc but aloe vera gel works better...👓
Great stuff! Would love for you to dive deep into castor oil for your skin (in general), and if it helps build up or decrease your facial fat. you'd break the internet diving deep in to this! And anecdotally, doing red-light therapy 4-5 days per week with my bioxmax, I have noticed that my vision has improved. I keep my eyes closed (no goggles).
What I find castor oil is good for for the eyes is the increase of thickness to the eyelashes. I did have a few massive floaters in my eyes after an eye operation which actually compromised my vision, however, they all disappeared soon after I started doing OMAD, maybe autophagy took care of them? 🤔
I, too, have heard 100s of "benefits" of castor oil and always ask How is this different from other oils? When looking at ingredients in eye drops, I discovered that Systane actually contains mineral oil, so I asked my retinal specialist. If mineral oil is bad for your skin, how can it be good for your eyes? He simply said yes and mentioned a lot of his patients liked Ivizia. My eyes felt worse with Systane and really with most drops after extended use. I recently bought Bausch & Lomb Biotrue because it has glycerin as active ingredient and included sodium hyaluronate. So far so good. I have macular degeneration and had vitreous detachments in both eyes last year, so I was curious about eye drops with hyaluronic acid since it is naturally occurring in eye fluids. Quite frankly, I find ophthalmologists don't really seem to have any good recommendations for eye moisturizers and virtually no real advice.
Systane doesn't contain mineral oil, only Systane Complete. Systane Complete contains mineral oil in an attempt to stabilize your tear film and prevent evaporative loss. I do not find it effective for me (regular Systane is better), but I am sure it works for some depending on the cause of their dry eye.
I think the doctor came close to understanding a possible mechanism, but missed it. I suspect the degradation of the lens is caused by external environmental effects that penetrate the eye. When an eye has had its barriers weakened, for example with dry eye, external contaminants are able to reach the interior and cause damage. I think castor oil helps the body heal the surface of the eye and then the body can do what it can to heal the interior of the eye. So basically castor oil can help indirectly. I know from personal experience that applying it to the eyelids before bed provides a huge improvement in dry eye effects. One of the most annoying things about contemporary 'scientists' is that they often refuse to believe anything unless there's a study done on it. It's like gravity didn't exist until Newton saw the apple fall to Earth. It's a hallmark of arrogance and hubris.
"One of the most annoying things about contemporary 'scientists' is that they often refuse to believe anything unless there's a study done on it. It's like gravity didn't exist until Newton saw the apple fall to Earth. It's a hallmark of arrogance and hubris." It's true that scientists default to 'is there a study on it?' mentality - I do the exact same thing; however, the flip side is we over value stories and untested hypotheses as fact, which is far more harmful to the public, even if acknowledging things exist before studies identified them as true wouldn't hurt.
@Physionic I'm not saying all anecdotes should be accepted as fact, and actually I think you're reasonably well balanced in your presentations for the most part. But there's a difference between something not being studied and something being studied and proven as false, but those two scenarios are frequently conflated and the result presented as science. Science is actually supposed to be about explaining observations using the scientific method, not denying observations that haven't been studied. As for my theory on eye health, it comes from actual experience with my dog's cataracts and how they progressed. At one point when he already had them but they weren't that bad, I had painted something outside and let it dry but because it was cold I brought it in after it was tack free and put it in the basement to cure. That was around lunch and at suppertime i noticed that my dog's cataracts had gotten way way worse over the course of the afternoon. I couldn't smell any paint fumes but then realized I had been clearing my throat a lot, so obviously there were fumes present. Needless to say I immediately removed the item from the house but the fumes had penetrated his eyes and caused damage within the lens. One eye is far worse than the other and after much thinking and observation I suspect it's because the eye surface was weakened by his window surfing in the car, which probably caused the leading eye (the left, because he was always out the passenger window) to develop dry eye or some other form of surface degradation to a greater extent than the other. I know this isn't a scientific study and my conclusions might be incorrect, but I can think of nothing else that fits the observations. I thought back further and I'm pretty sure his cataracts started when I began using a bathroom cleaner that turned out to have highly irritating fumes, which fits with the protective breakdown theory.
Precisely. Enough people have tried it to look at anecdotal evidence at least - like, actually listening to people. So many people have said it helped, why not listen? Should be enough curiosity for a scientist to derive studies to find correlations at least, to try and find mechanisms...
Love when actual doctors network like this. There is so much misinformation out there that its hard for us who have no education in this to judge what plausible or not. Sure I think I know a few red flags to look out for, like if they have monetary incentive to mislead etc. But its not comparable to information like this. Big thanks to you and Allen.
I take zero comfort in your statement! The horrid reality is that "doctors" kill more people each year than soldiers in wars‼️ But being the highly esteemed self agrandized darlings that beLIEve they are God's gift to mere mortals, they obviously had to give their dastardly deeds a fancy schmancy name: IATROGENIC DEATH‼️ It's the third leading cause of death in America but some of the darlings will sanctimoniously protest that it's actually only 👀the 4 or 5th leading cause‼️🤣🤣🤣🤨I shudder to even contemplate what it might be like if their motto wasn't "First Do No Harm"‼️😐
Off topic but I find the relation of gut health to eye health really interesting and would love to see some input on that. If some gut disorders effect eye health then maybe supplements or diets can improve eye health? But how / why does that work? At any rate you do an amazing job here thank you
Something cause cataracts to form- having cataracts are not a survival mechanism-Ugh! Metabolic Syndrome (MS )probably increases the rate that the lenses deteriorate. Diabetes is associated with increased formation. The Doctors here don't know how castor oil might improve cataracts, but they probably can't fully explain how MS results in the increased rate of cataract formation. The eyes are in a continuous process of healing. Castor oil may interfere with the destructive effects of MS on the eye and allow the natural process of healing to improve the cataracts. Lack of studies is unfortunate.
Hey... someone gave me a jar (yes, a used food jar) containing about 8 ounces of "high quality" castor oil. I was instructed to apply to my eyelids and place the eye mask on before bed. This was supposed to clear up my floaters. The jar has the same volume as delivered to me 8 months ago.
@6:30 and let's not forget that the eye lid and tear ducts will wash away that topical oil within a few seconds. Even if it could go though all those layers, it wouldn't be sitting there long enough to have any effect. People who make money lying to people on the internet, should be removed from the internet.
I’m sorry, but “the truth exposed” is just wrong. You state that there are no studies that would settle the issue conclusively, but then make a decision based on “well, I don’t see how it could work”. While I personally would lean toward an expert opinion, it is still an opinion and an opinion based on currently available knowledge does not measure up to the standard of definitive proof.
Did you listen to what was said?? "Expert opinion" is not an accurate characterization. They evaluate evidence and speculate based on biological facts. Get real
I found this report overall gave a negative bias towards Caster Oil. I wont bother detailing my experience with Caster Oil & being 77 yrs of age & now a retired Naturopath, I conclude that my opinion on the piece & therefore all other TH-cam reports generated by this person should be considered biased as well. Very disappointing.
If you're going to talk about Something that is helpful for cataracts Do you want to start with CAN-C. I have been using it for over 8 years and it has stopped the growth of my cataracts But my own doctor will not recommend it because She says it's not FDA approved. Nonetheless A friend researched it an apparently the FDA is investigating it now
It's marketed to combat conjunctivitis, cataracts & glaucoma. That's the first clue that it's snake oil. When something claims to cure several unrelated conditions - 🚩 “The FDA is particularly concerned that these illegally marketed, unapproved ophthalmic drug products pose a heightened risk of harm to users because drugs applied to the eyes bypass some of the body’s natural defenses,” the agency said in its release. “Some of these illegally marketed, unapproved products have silver compounds which can cause discoloration of the eye, skin and other tissues, causing them to turn gray or blue-gray,” said Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, ophthalmologist and medical reviewer at All About Vision. (Healthline).
The FDA investigated it and made it unavailable to be sold in the U.S. I don't think they did any studies on it. It used to be sold on Amazon, but now you can't get it. You can get it from England. My doc recommended it some years ago. My cataract has stayed the same. The other eye is not affected by a cataract. Since I have dry eye and cataract surgery can make it worse sometimes, I'd rather use the drops, which also help with dry eye.
Always DYOR to verify what’s said/ written. I incl older and newest studies, reports etc for a good overview. Even learning to do quick search and scan for key info is a valuable skill now. I don’t read all in detail but TBF neither do health prof’ls I know. : ) I think Nic offered a course on learning to read/ review studies? Thx to both for video. Protect your eyes 👀 everyone! ✌️
I like castor oil but I would not use it in my eyes, period. I don't know why people are so crazy. Please do a video on Lugols Iodine and DMSO. People are claiming many benefits which I would like to know.
@@anareginacoronado1147 ScarAway worked for me after surgery. Very faint scars now. Not sure what's in it. You only use it till the scars fade. My dermatologist recommended it. Not too pricey.
Did not expect this collab!
The biggest side effect of castor oil is its negative effects on pharmaceutical earnings.
For which you have no evidence...
No, it's quack medicine. Try Mobil 1 in your eye time, it'll go 10k miles.
You do realize that just means another company is making the earnings right?
.. and apparently brain power.
The earning$ of the$e "doctor$" would be a clo$e $econd‼️
Excellent video! Thanks so much!
Thanks for joining - I don't think I could have covered this nearly as well without you. :)
Correction for the statement made by Dr Eye Health at 3:15. The pupil does not help focus the light; it controls the amount of light that comes into the eye. It opens when it's dark and closes when it's bright, just like an aperture on a camera lens. This also controls the depth of field (the distance range in focus), which is greater with the more closed pupil.
Cool. I definitely know more about cameras than about the eye. But “focusing the light” makes a lot of sense to me. I have prescription glasses for nearsightedness but I rarely wear them because I rarely need them. But when driving at night or during rainy dreary days and I look at a road sign that is farther than 500 feet I see too much light/brightness along the characters I’m trying to read- so I squint my eyes to “focus that light” on the characters and prevent it from being shiny. That’s the intention and what it looks like I’m doing. Focusing distance range, like you explained it, may be accurate but doesn’t sound as intuitive I guess.
That is technically correct, the pupil size does change the depth of field, but for explaining things simply, I think it fine to use it in such context.
That's a great distinction
About 10 years ago I noticed that my wife's eyes looked a bit cloudy. When I said something she said she saw rings around lights at night. I looked on the web and read about using 100% organic non hexane processed castor oil. I bought some. She put 1 drop in each eye once a day. Within a week the cloudiness was gone when I looked at her eyes and she no longer saw rings around lights at night. Unexpectedly she also noticed the floaters were gone as were her dry eyes. She is 74 now and has used one drop in each eye every day. Castor oil is inexpensive, easy to use, has no apparent side issues, and doesn't require the expense of a doctor or pharmaceutical drugs. Real world results that have no hope of producing monopolistic profits for doctors and pharmaceutical companies stand little chance of being studied. When you two get older and have these issues perhaps after researching the side effects of cataract surgery and various pharmaceutical drugs you will try castor oil for yourselves and your loved ones. Kinda like pediatricians who refuse to give their own kids any vaccines.
Stop spreading BS, topical castor oil, a lubricant, cannot correct astigmatism (rings) or remove material from the vitreous (floaters).
What absolute unscientific nonsense.
what paediatrician would not give his/her own kid vaccines?
I believe everything you say
@@tomgoff7887 you would be surprised
If it doesn't do any damage, who cares what people put on their eyes.
Caster oil hexane free cold press. How I used to help with my cornea scar……
Use at night before going to sleep because it can blur vision because it’s thick.
Place one drop in eye then place warm compress over closed eye allows to help castor oil absorb.
There are over the counter
Eye ointments that are thicker than castor oil recommended to use, I tried and I prefer castor oil at night. The warm compress really helps. I am not saying castor oil CURES cataracts, just like I would not say castor oil CURES cancer. THE BIG C! Or the big S oops $.
My opinion or my takeaway based on my experience is, 100% hexane free cold pressed castor oil has some benefits for the eye. It’s just not a cure all.
Lookup castor oil for scars.
But castor oil has properties to cross membranes that other oils don't have...hence castor oil packs on the liver. Why couldn't it then cross through the eye.
Do you have any evidence of that? Because, oils are all made of fats, making them lipophilic, which should impart some level of similarity depending on the structure of the fat molecules making up the oil.
I used it putting a little bit of it on my eyelashes as a reccomendation of the mom of a friend because my natural eyelashes are so small , it did help me a lot and after using it daily at night for 2 months they did really grow , this was 5 years ago and since them my eyelashes now are decent ( before I could not even get some eyelashes lifting because being small but now I can ) using a cotton swab with some castor oitl ( not so much to make the eyelashes heavy )
Eye blink transition edits. Nice touch!
I appreciate that too!
Nice work lads!
Castor oil is more poisonous than a rattle snake but the manufacturers remove the poison.
who will be running research on castor oil? definitely not the big pharma.
No, but who is pushing castor oil in these comments? The people who sell it. It may shock you, but an entirely different set of shady people profit from it.
I dont think this guy is right. I was diagnized with cataract 3 4 years ago and after two years of diagnosis I went to optician He said I do not have cataract as I had used castor oil. also my dry eyes have improved Actually somehow I dont use it now but will start soon as it does help
Thats good to know.Did you use castor oil on the lids,around the eyes or drops inside the eyes and how many drops did you use?
@@Neptunecloud See my comment above - I use 1 (occasionally 2 by accident) in each eye directly. Note, make sure it is cold-pressed pure castor oil & not some chemical version.
"Never be cross or cruel, never give us castor oil, or gruel." That song is a banger! I have heard some strange claims about castor oil. Some people put it in their belly button but I do not know why. I like Dr. Allen!
Luckily, I don’t need a study to prove the benefits I’m personally receiving from using castor oil.
💀💀💀
like have you not heard of the placebo effect? Did you not hear the part literally in thia video where he said "Ahh confounding factors, the bane of anecdote?" Why are you here if you're this disinterested in science lol
@ No. Never heard of it.
I don’t actually watch videos, I only comment.🙄
Big leap asserting such an assumption-how, exactly, did you conclude such a thing from one comment?
You know, though, a shot of straight castor oil might help with that.
You can’t argue with results.
Looking for "evidence " of effectiveness of natural remedies on pubmed would be a futile exercise. Research institutions receiving grants from pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical companies conducting their own research would never find that humble natural remedies are as effective as their own licensed products. Not understanding it in 2025 plain naive
Chemicals can cause cataracts, including acetone often used in removing nail polish.
you are so productive, im happy to learn new things with this frequency
I LOVE the red shirt!
But he did say it "may" help heal the surface of the eye and sharpen eyesight 👀
The problem is it's almost impossible to find eye drops that aren't full of all kind of chemicals. Putting 100% castor oil on your lids is easy and does work for dry eye.
Agree. Even the so-called natural tear drops that are supposed to be chemical free and recommended by ophthalmologists burn my eyes.
What if I told you castor oil is also a chemical - would that change anything for you?
@@Physionic Okay, I'm listening. If you mean in the sense that everything is a chemical, then sure. I almost said "toxic" chemical, but then people are going to argue whether various ones are toxic or not. But they still consider thermiserol to be non-toxic so I have zero trust in people who say any given chemical is non-toxic.
@@Physionic it doesn’t for me because while the eye drops burn my eyes, the castor oil does not.
@@Physionic Curious what your point is? 🙏🏻
Wouldnt you say: " whats good for the rear end "could possibly give you pink eye if exposed.
Haha, too true
Castor oil penetrates skin faster than any other oil. It has become my moisturiser. And I have extremely dry skin
Now about the eyes. I was diagnosed with dry eye syndrome over a year ago. The doctor sold me eye drops for it. My eyes became dryer than ever and irritated.
I decided to try castor oil.
So for over a year now I am applying 100% oil on my eyes copiously twice a day. Not just around it. A lot of it goes in.
Not only it fixed my dry eyes but also during the allergy season. Previous years my eyes would be very irritated with all the pollen in the air. No more!
No, I haven't changed anything else in my life routine.
Castor oil is a preventative approach and there is no money in it for the pharmaceutical companies. That is why there are so few research papers.
Great Comment! A personal testimonial can sure make a difference, and many testimonials saying similar results are usually all You Tube watchers need to be convinced!
I don't think it penetrates skin at all. Or very little. But it is amazing to moisturize dry skin on the surface. Fr I've had dry skin for all my 32 years, no moisturizer has worked, skin goes dry again within 10-60 minutes. I started mixing a dollop of castor oil to the moisturizers whenever I apply it, it leaves my skin healthy and not dry for days.
Like, dry scaly lizard looking legs, to healthy looking legs in one application. And it lasts ALL DAY. I apply it in the morning, and when I go to bed at night the legs still feel a bit oily (which is proof as to why it absorb into the skin, it sits on the surface like a protective barrier). Also great for feet.
The combination with 25% polysorbate 80 and water makes the bioavailability 100% and should be tested
"as we all know, what's good for the rear end must be good for the eyes" *applause*
If the trial was only applied to 1 eye, how can you say there was no controls? Surely that's the BEST control because there's no variation in subject - 1 eye gets the treatment & the other doesn't!
That is a great control - that wasn’t the point. They simply didn’t report the results for the control on several measurements.
@@Physionic Oops! My bad...
"puny guns"??... you're the most jacked nerd on TH-cam..
Ha! Thanks!
6:32 what about rubbing castor oil on the eyelids, under the eye, around the temple and eyebrows, eye socket. Any benefit that directly affects the brain or eye or eye muscles?
That's what I've been doing for two months now and I've noticed less wrinkling on my face - it's definitely cut down the "crows feet wrinkles" near my eyes!
A study by Tsubota used water-free petrolatum for the management of dry eye, applying it on the lower eyelid twice a day. It caused a decrease in the tear evaporation rate, improvement in blink rates, reduction in severity of foreign body sensation and/or transient blurring of vision, possibly by interacting / stabilizing the tear lipid layer, according to the study
My father drove a Cataract.
I umm,.... SEE what you did there. Wait,...yeah,....naaa,.... I don't get it.
Dude, nice! Can't have worked very well, though.
It was gray, wasn't it?
@@skyelord6229 Wrecked it. It was impossible to see at night.
I came to USA from China 5 years ago and I drive a Rincoln but I just got a recall in the mail about a problem with the nut behind the wheel.
how about using castor oil for skin/face?
Laxative drops in my eyes? I'll cry you a river.
If the laxative effect occurs in the eyes, it's not crying you'll be doing...
I have used castor oil to moisturize my eyelids when, for whatever reason, they became dried and scratchy, even looked like they were becoming infected - likely due a very dry environment. I didn’t use it because I thought it some miracle cure, but simply because, if any did get into the eye I knew it would not have an ill effect. After all, it is in eye drops. I used a procedure I thought might be helpful:
1) wiped eyelids with wipes recommended by my doctor before my cataract surgery. (On its own, didn’t work. Seemed to dry surface even more, but helpful in removing possible sources of infection.
2) Used a sterile pad soaked in warm sterile water to apply moisture to the surface. Left in place for about 5 minutes.
3) Used a sterile swab to apply a thin layer of castor oil to the damp surface.
I’d tried other recommendations but had no success with them. This left my eyelids feeling normal - no itch, no dryness - within a few hours. Did the Castor oil “cure” the problem? I don’t think so. It merely gave protection against environmental drying effects which can cause all sorts of damage to the tender skin around the eyes.
"Double blind" studies don't work where these studies aim to measure improvement in eyesight! (Ha ha ha)
Other interventions have shown improvements in RCTs
@@Physionic Now I've caught you in the "sense of humour" category!!! You seem to enjoy a good joke, no? Clue: "Double blind..."
You got me!!
“THESE” data (plural)
“this” datum (singular), like criterion.😊
(the curse of being an English teacher….like the scarcity of adverbs!😄)
Recently diagnosed with Rosacea. I switched to castor oil as the Metronidazole wasn’t a cure. Still got the pimples. They just weren’t as painful. Twice a day and the pimples went away. A little redness so I still use it. I’ll put a drop on my finger and go around each eye, including the eye lid. The thing I noticed though was my eye redness and gunk in my lashes went away. Perhaps it interferes with the mites I unintentionally farm? Just postulating. lol
Yes, rosacea of the skin is often accompanied by ocular rosacea.
The take away is not to trust a double blind study in this case.
I see what you did there.
Sounds implausible that an oil can actually penetrate the skin down to deep tissue, however I know for a fact that castor oil DOES! My nephew's wife had sharp pains in her abdomen and a scan found she had a cyst the size of a tennis ball on her fallopian tube. I happened to watch a youtube video with excerpts from a brilliant Australian naturopath, Barbara O'Neill, who showed how to apply a compress of castor oil to the stomach area every day for tumours, but it takes around 3 months. I told my nephew this but of course his wife didn't have 3 months to find out if it worked as she was in so much discomfort and had to have it surgically removed. However, they found she had a smaller cyst on the other side and she started to apply the castor oil compress to that area every day for around 2/3 months and her follow up scan showed the cyst had gone. AMAZING.
@@soullaavgousti1497 nonsense, total misinformation
@@chrisbradley3224 So clearly you must know @soullaavgousti1497? I mean otherwise you wouldn't make such an outrageous comment on someone's experience... right?
i tried various eyedrops to reverse cataracts with nac, taurine, hyaluronic acid, etc in small percentages and even straight or diluted castor oil with no success...pure castor oil around the socket can affect inflammation, eyebags, drooping eyelids, etc but aloe vera gel works better...👓
Great stuff! Would love for you to dive deep into castor oil for your skin (in general), and if it helps build up or decrease your facial fat. you'd break the internet diving deep in to this! And anecdotally, doing red-light therapy 4-5 days per week with my bioxmax, I have noticed that my vision has improved. I keep my eyes closed (no goggles).
What I find castor oil is good for for the eyes is the increase of thickness to the eyelashes. I did have a few massive floaters in my eyes after an eye operation which actually compromised my vision, however, they all disappeared soon after I started doing OMAD, maybe autophagy took care of them? 🤔
Please explain what OMAD is.
In my case, OMAD animal proteins and butter.
@@andries1704 OMAD means one meal a day.
@@andries1704 OMAD is one meal a day.
Why castor oil is influencing economy all of a sudden?
I, too, have heard 100s of "benefits" of castor oil and always ask How is this different from other oils? When looking at ingredients in eye drops, I discovered that Systane actually contains mineral oil, so I asked my retinal specialist. If mineral oil is bad for your skin, how can it be good for your eyes? He simply said yes and mentioned a lot of his patients liked Ivizia. My eyes felt worse with Systane and really with most drops after extended use. I recently bought Bausch & Lomb Biotrue because it has glycerin as active ingredient and included sodium hyaluronate. So far so good. I have macular degeneration and had vitreous detachments in both eyes last year, so I was curious about eye drops with hyaluronic acid since it is naturally occurring in eye fluids. Quite frankly, I find ophthalmologists don't really seem to have any good recommendations for eye moisturizers and virtually no real advice.
So you’re wearing contact lenses? Biotrue is a contact lens cleaner but you’re using it for hydration?
@petermacdonald6332 NO. It is for dry eyes. I have individual vials. Says Hydration booster for irritated, dry eyes, instant moisture.
@@AliceR27 That makes more sense as B&L call their lens cleaner Biotrue as well.
Thanks.🙏
Systane doesn't contain mineral oil, only Systane Complete. Systane Complete contains mineral oil in an attempt to stabilize your tear film and prevent evaporative loss. I do not find it effective for me (regular Systane is better), but I am sure it works for some depending on the cause of their dry eye.
Nice haircut🙂
Was there a significant improvement in lid wiper epitheliology according to the paper as claimed?
NO, one time I accidentally drop it into my eyes and it got so so dry so so painful, I have to wash it with a lot of eye droplet
Wait, I thought the alternative medicine community despised seed oils?
As a food
Doesn't castor oil cause hair growth??
Kinda. Women use it for growing stronger eyebrow / eyelash.
Yes
there are homeopathic eye drops for various issues
which do not contain chemicals
as was mentioned in a previous comment
Can you recommend brand? 🙏🏻
Do they work?
@ would i suggest them
if they didn’t
@@m.b.593 well
try googling that
or any search engine
I think if i suggest
it may be frowned upon
I've tried those but they did not work for me.
You have superb timing.
I think the doctor came close to understanding a possible mechanism, but missed it. I suspect the degradation of the lens is caused by external environmental effects that penetrate the eye. When an eye has had its barriers weakened, for example with dry eye, external contaminants are able to reach the interior and cause damage. I think castor oil helps the body heal the surface of the eye and then the body can do what it can to heal the interior of the eye. So basically castor oil can help indirectly. I know from personal experience that applying it to the eyelids before bed provides a huge improvement in dry eye effects.
One of the most annoying things about contemporary 'scientists' is that they often refuse to believe anything unless there's a study done on it. It's like gravity didn't exist until Newton saw the apple fall to Earth. It's a hallmark of arrogance and hubris.
"One of the most annoying things about contemporary 'scientists' is that they often refuse to believe anything unless there's a study done on it. It's like gravity didn't exist until Newton saw the apple fall to Earth. It's a hallmark of arrogance and hubris."
It's true that scientists default to 'is there a study on it?' mentality - I do the exact same thing; however, the flip side is we over value stories and untested hypotheses as fact, which is far more harmful to the public, even if acknowledging things exist before studies identified them as true wouldn't hurt.
@Physionic I'm not saying all anecdotes should be accepted as fact, and actually I think you're reasonably well balanced in your presentations for the most part. But there's a difference between something not being studied and something being studied and proven as false, but those two scenarios are frequently conflated and the result presented as science. Science is actually supposed to be about explaining observations using the scientific method, not denying observations that haven't been studied.
As for my theory on eye health, it comes from actual experience with my dog's cataracts and how they progressed. At one point when he already had them but they weren't that bad, I had painted something outside and let it dry but because it was cold I brought it in after it was tack free and put it in the basement to cure. That was around lunch and at suppertime i noticed that my dog's cataracts had gotten way way worse over the course of the afternoon. I couldn't smell any paint fumes but then realized I had been clearing my throat a lot, so obviously there were fumes present. Needless to say I immediately removed the item from the house but the fumes had penetrated his eyes and caused damage within the lens. One eye is far worse than the other and after much thinking and observation I suspect it's because the eye surface was weakened by his window surfing in the car, which probably caused the leading eye (the left, because he was always out the passenger window) to develop dry eye or some other form of surface degradation to a greater extent than the other. I know this isn't a scientific study and my conclusions might be incorrect, but I can think of nothing else that fits the observations. I thought back further and I'm pretty sure his cataracts started when I began using a bathroom cleaner that turned out to have highly irritating fumes, which fits with the protective breakdown theory.
Your argument showed promise until you took a giant leap into the abyss of b.s.
@Longtack55 Knowing that I'm a disappointment to someone like yourself makes my day. Thanks!
Precisely. Enough people have tried it to look at anecdotal evidence at least - like, actually listening to people. So many people have said it helped, why not listen? Should be enough curiosity for a scientist to derive studies to find correlations at least, to try and find mechanisms...
No one :
Physionic : *sighs*
Coud you talk about HMB? (Beta-Hidroxy Beta-Methyl Butiric Acid) And its effects on muscle growth
It's on my list of topics
Love when actual doctors network like this. There is so much misinformation out there that its hard for us who have no education in this to judge what plausible or not.
Sure I think I know a few red flags to look out for, like if they have monetary incentive to mislead etc. But its not comparable to information like this.
Big thanks to you and Allen.
Thanks! I’m glad it’s helpful - it’s even more helpful when there are specialists like Joseph, too.
I take zero comfort in your statement! The horrid reality is that "doctors" kill more people each year than soldiers in wars‼️ But being the highly esteemed self agrandized darlings that beLIEve they are God's gift to mere mortals, they obviously had to give their dastardly deeds a fancy schmancy name: IATROGENIC DEATH‼️ It's the third leading cause of death in America but some of the darlings will sanctimoniously protest that it's actually only 👀the 4 or 5th leading cause‼️🤣🤣🤣🤨I shudder to even contemplate what it might be like if their motto wasn't "First Do No Harm"‼️😐
Off topic but I find the relation of gut health to eye health really interesting and would love to see some input on that. If some gut disorders effect eye health then maybe supplements or diets can improve eye health? But how / why does that work? At any rate you do an amazing job here thank you
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Something cause cataracts to form- having cataracts are not a survival mechanism-Ugh! Metabolic Syndrome (MS )probably increases the rate that the lenses deteriorate. Diabetes is associated with increased formation. The Doctors here don't know how castor oil might improve cataracts, but they probably can't fully explain how MS results in the increased rate of cataract formation. The eyes are in a continuous process of healing. Castor oil may interfere with the destructive effects of MS on the eye and allow the natural process of healing to improve the cataracts. Lack of studies is unfortunate.
Don't call your biceps puny! Hurts my feelings. lol
Hey... someone gave me a jar (yes, a used food jar) containing about 8 ounces of "high quality" castor oil. I was instructed to apply to my eyelids and place the eye mask on before bed. This was supposed to clear up my floaters. The jar has the same volume as delivered to me 8 months ago.
😂😂😂
I'm not trying to watch other people's content
@6:30 and let's not forget that the eye lid and tear ducts will wash away that topical oil within a few seconds. Even if it could go though all those layers, it wouldn't be sitting there long enough to have any effect. People who make money lying to people on the internet, should be removed from the internet.
Or you could try it & find out the effects last a LOT longer than you imply. Then you might have some solid info about who might be lying.
I’m sorry, but “the truth exposed” is just wrong. You state that there are no studies that would settle the issue conclusively, but then make a decision based on “well, I don’t see how it could work”. While I personally would lean toward an expert opinion, it is still an opinion and an opinion based on currently available knowledge does not measure up to the standard of definitive proof.
Did you listen to what was said?? "Expert opinion" is not an accurate characterization. They evaluate evidence and speculate based on biological facts. Get real
Sorry, but in medicine the experts don't want you healed. They only treat the symptoms and keep you sick for life
I found this report overall gave a negative bias towards Caster Oil. I wont bother detailing my experience with Caster Oil & being 77 yrs of age & now a retired Naturopath, I conclude that my opinion on the piece & therefore all other TH-cam reports generated by this person should be considered biased as well. Very disappointing.
I’m listening…
Castor oil is just a lubricant and can't penetrate the cornea. Naturopath, aka quack. I'll take the side of physics.
Nobody mentioned that the castor bean is highly toxic?
If you're going to talk about Something that is helpful for cataracts Do you want to start with CAN-C. I have been using it for over 8 years and it has stopped the growth of my cataracts But my own doctor will not recommend it because She says it's not FDA approved. Nonetheless A friend researched it an apparently the FDA is investigating it now
What is it? I have a cataract and would love to avoid surgery.
It's marketed to combat conjunctivitis, cataracts & glaucoma. That's the first clue that it's snake oil. When something claims to cure several unrelated conditions - 🚩
“The FDA is particularly concerned that these illegally marketed, unapproved ophthalmic drug products pose a heightened risk of harm to users because drugs applied to the eyes bypass some of the body’s natural defenses,” the agency said in its release.
“Some of these illegally marketed, unapproved products have silver compounds which can cause discoloration of the eye, skin and other tissues, causing them to turn gray or blue-gray,” said Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, ophthalmologist and medical reviewer at All About Vision. (Healthline).
Please explain CAN-C
The FDA investigated it and made it unavailable to be sold in the U.S. I don't think they did any studies on it. It used to be sold on Amazon, but now you can't get it. You can get it from England. My doc recommended it some years ago. My cataract has stayed the same. The other eye is not affected by a cataract.
Since I have dry eye and cataract surgery can make it worse sometimes, I'd rather use the drops, which also help with dry eye.
It does help with my dry eyes when applied to lids/lashes at night. I don’t have cataracts but it has not helped my floaters.
Always DYOR to verify what’s said/ written. I incl older and newest studies, reports etc for a good overview. Even learning to do quick search and scan for key info is a valuable skill now. I don’t read all in detail but TBF neither do health prof’ls I know. : ) I think Nic offered a course on learning to read/ review studies? Thx to both for video. Protect your eyes 👀 everyone! ✌️
Simlasan 😊
Indeed it helpes me a lot against dry eyes..entre- autre..I don' t use it internally...😊😅😂
I like castor oil but I would not use it in my eyes, period. I don't know why people are so crazy. Please do a video on Lugols Iodine and DMSO. People are claiming many benefits which I would like to know.
I've used dsmo have containers used many years when needs be.
Also have and use castor oil and yes indeed it works..
@@windwalker583 thanks, do you think dmso can help with scars?
@anareginacoronado1147 have you thought of microneedling for scars... It works for alot of people.... Have Google and see what others say
@@anareginacoronado1147 ScarAway worked for me after surgery. Very faint scars now. Not sure what's in it. You only use it till the scars fade. My dermatologist recommended it. Not too pricey.
Damn!! tears contain protein. Free protein drink
snake oil