🇮🇪 From Kitchen Cure to Aussie Mum Must-Have: The Oheo Castor Oil Story
Here at Oheo, we believe in the power of time-honored traditions and natural wellness—especially for busy mums and their active families. Our story isn’t just about an oil; it’s about two mothers, Eileen and Kate, and a simple remedy that crossed continents to become a modern-day staple.
The Irish Roots: Eileen’s Childhood Remedy
For our co-founder, Eileen, growing up in Ireland meant being raised on old-school remedies. Her mother, like generations before her, carried a treasure trove of natural cures. And at the heart of this tradition was one famous, or perhaps infamous, remedy: Castor Oil.
Eileen vividly remembers the spoonful her mum would insist on—a memory she may have hated at the time, but the underlying belief in the oil’s power always stuck with her.
A Modern Mum’s Discovery
Fast forward to Eileen’s life as a mother in Australia. While she wasn’t about to subject her own kids to the taste, she knew the oil’s incredible benefits were too valuable to ignore. She began using it topically on her active children for common complaints: a little dab for hair growth, a rub for muscle tightness, and a compress to soothe inflammation.
One evening, she shared her “secret weapon” with her friend Kate, an Aussie mum of two living right here in Port Melbourne. Kate was surprised—she had grown up in Australia and these powerful, old-world remedies simply weren’t part of her upbringing.
The OHEO Connection
Kate was instantly intrigued. As a pragmatic Aussie mum, she delved deeper into the history and incredible benefits of Castor Oil. What she found was a natural powerhouse, beloved across cultures for centuries.
Kate introduced it into her family’s routine and, just like Eileen, she never looked back.
This shared discovery—Eileen’s traditional wisdom meeting Kate’s modern, enthusiastic adoption—sparked an idea: Oheo.
Oheo was born from a simple mission: to source the purest, highest-quality Castor Oil and make this effective, natural wellness secret accessible and easy for all Australian mums to use for their own families.
From an Irish kitchen cure to a Melbourne mum’s must-have, the journey of Castor Oil is now ready to begin with you. Give your family the natural support of an old remedy, refined for a modern life.
