Thanks! I have not used castor oil for many years, my mom and grandma used it once a month for both a hair treatment and a face pack with egg whites. Then an aunt made me eat it every day for 2 weeks when I went camping with them and now I can not stomach the smell. This is great info for my recipe book though, thanks for the tips! The bug repellent factor I forgot to include in my post, I used to get a lot of mosquito bites and they would welt up and last for weeks. Now if I get a handful all year they are small and do not itch at all! I did use lemon once and got sick to my stomach so I did some research and found out that it is not good to use topically before going out in the sun, so please be careful.