In the old days castor oil was mixed with zinc oxide and used for skin problems and to prevent bed sores for those confined to bed. It was excellent. I would be concerned about using it on the delicate facial skin though - castor oil plant is toxic, ricin is the agent extracted from it.
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Written By: Typhoon NinaâBanqiao dam failure, catastrophic dam failure in August 1975 in western Henan province, China, caused by a typhoon (tropical cyclone). The ensuing floods caused more than 150,000 casualties, making it one of the deadliest typhoon disasters in history. 1  The Banqiao Dam had been built on the Ru River in the early 1950s as part of a flood-prevention and electricity-production program aimed at controlling the Huang He (Yellow River).