If you know me, even the slightest little bit, you know of my obsession with coconut oil. I use it for everything from medicine, to deep conditioning treatments, to lotion, to cooking oil, to an energy and immune booster, to soap. If you tell me you have any kind of ailment, I'm going to ask you first and foremost if you tried coconut oil as a remedy. It is literally that amazing, and it changed my life. Make sure you use only unrefined coconut oil. Any other kind has been pressed and all the nutrients that make it so amazing are no longer in it. You need those nutrients! C.O. usually comes in a jar and is in a solid state at room temperature. Don't let that fool you though, once you scoop some out into your hand, it starts to melt. It is also a high heat resistant oil and considered the healthiest cooking oil; it makes incredibly juicy baked chicken!
Here are just a few other ways you can use coconut oil:
- Wrinkle reducer and preventer
- Leave-in treatment for dry hair
- For any kind of mouth sores, including strep throat!
- Add to coffee, tea, smoothies, and other blended beverages for flavor, an energy boost, or for a healthy immune system
- To kill plaque in the mouth
- To greatly diminish cellulite (supposed to be the best way!)
- It is said that it improves metabolism
- Moisturizer
- Makeup remover
- Sunscreen
- Stretch mark cream
- For almost any type of skin irritation
- Itch relief
- In place of GooGone
- Sore muscle reliever
- Replacement for butter
- For migraines
- Controlling cravings
Those are just a few of the incredible things coconut oil can do. There are lists way longer than mine that go into detail. Check out http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/80-uses-for-coconut-oil/!
Have you ever wondered how Victoria's Secret models always look so flawless. Sure they have trainers to workout efficiently and the best hair and makeup artists to always make them look fabulous, but in an interview with Cosmo magazine, Miranda Kerr contributed her luscious locks and healthy body to none other than my beloved coconut oil. She swears by it. She's not the only one though. Many other models recently came out C.O.'s closet to reveal that they too swear by this stuff.
So is it all just hype? As a 5'1" average girl who sees the inside of a gym maybe once a week, eats dark chocolate compulsively because she tells herself it's healthy, and isn't being paid for any of this testimony...yes it is. I used to have a really weak immune system and would get the weirdest illnesses what seemed like constantly. But I can honestly say that my body is healthier and I feel better all around since I started incorporating it into my daily routine. Give it a test run to see for yourself. What have you got to lose?
For everyone's questions regarding how to use it as a deep treatment, here's the best way:
Put it on your completely dry hair about 30 minutes before getting in the shower. I personally coat my hair from roots to ends and massage it into my scalp. Wash and condition as normal, but you may need to shampoo twice depending on your hair. After you blowdry and style, add a tiny amount from mid-shaft to the ends for extra frizz control and shine. It gets rid of dandruff and some claim that it makes your hair grow faster, in addition to deep conditioning!
***Never put coconut oil on wet hair. Remember, oil and water don't mix and your hair will end up greasy and it will take forever to wash out!***
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