How Influencers' False Claims About Castor Oil Got The FDA's Attention - 1226

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Chalene Johnson

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🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Castor oil blew up on social media, but the hype brought wild claims and even an FDA crackdown that left people confused. In this episode, Chalene Johnson keeps it real about what castor oil actually does, what the science supports, and what is just plain risky. Listeners will hear how she first started using it when her skin changed during perimenopause, why she refused to delete her castor oil videos, and the common sense truth behind all the viral claims. If you have wondered whether castor oil is safe, effective, or just another influencer trend, this episode delivers clarity and facts without the hype.

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FDA approved castor oil uses you can trust
Real skin benefits during perimenopause
Myths and risky claims to avoid
Unproven but possibly safe uses
How to spot influencer hype vs facts

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm in trouble with the FDA over castor oil.
0:04.0	In 2021, I had a surgery.
0:09.0	After that surgery, not initially, but eventually I noticed that my voice had changed.
0:17.0	I couldn't project the way that I once did.
0:23.6	It felt like I was always just about to lose my voice.
0:29.4	When I tried to raise my voice to yell or just to be louder, I couldn't do it.
0:36.9	And then when I was trying to sing songs that I always could hit the note, it was like nothing would come out.
0:37.7	It was so strange.
0:39.2	And I was losing my voice really quickly.
0:42.3	I later discovered that the surgery I had, they believe, caused damage to one of my vocal
0:51.6	chords.
0:52.7	And after visiting an E&T, actually several ENT and extensive testing,
0:58.1	they determined that I have a partial paralysis of one of my vocal cords on one of the sides,
1:03.6	and that it was likely as a result of the surgery. Now what that meant is it just changed the
1:09.9	quality of my voice. That vocal cord, it just changed the quality of my voice.
1:11.6	That vocal cord, it just doesn't close all the way.
1:14.6	So the other side has to do more work.
1:17.6	And it forced me to like really strain, I'm a podcast.
1:20.6	I mean, I know this isn't the end of the world.
1:22.6	There's a lot worse things that could happen, but I use my voice for living.
1:28.0	I've been making videos and podcasts for combined more than 30 years.
1:34.0	I've been on camera making exercise videos for more than 20 plus years.
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