Having coconut oil in your home is almost a necessity, here's why
Pregnancy, babies and children.
- Generously rub coconut oil into belly when pregnant to help avoid or clear stretch marks
- Rub coconut oil instead of lanolin cream to help soothe cracked of irritated nipples.
- Gently rub coconut oil in baby's mouth to help treat thrush.
- Get rid of cradle bump by massaging a generous amount of coconut oil on baby's head and wiping it off with a damp cloth.
- Are you a nursing mum, take 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil daily alongside vitamin D supplements.
Beauty and Skincare
- Coconut oil is a good moisturiser that is known to help treat acne, it is also a good night moisturizer.
- Dab coconut oil on a cotton swab and rub to clean eye make up
- It is known as a natural eye cream so can be rubbed on the under-eye to get rid of puffiness.
- It is used to make varicose veins less obvious
- Mix with baking soda and mint essential oil to make toothpaste
- Mix with baking soda for a good facial scrub
- It is known as a natural hair conditioner so apply on hair, put on a shower cap and leave for 1 hour or more then rinse off for soft nourished hair.
- Can be rubbed on skin to reduce cellulite.
Consumables
- Coconut oil is a good substitute for vegetable oils when cooking and baking. It is known to withstand high temperatures.
- Coconut oil is known to help with metabolism thereby assisting in weight loss and aids digestion so a tablespoon before meals every other day is advantageous.
- Mix with equal part butter to make your pop corn more nutritious.
- It helps with allergies
- it aids in easier absorption of magnesium and calcium.
Medicinal uses
- Rub to soothe the itch of chicken pox or mosquito bites
- Rub on skin to get rid of eczema and psoriasis
- Rub on arms and legs to aid circulation
- Rub on cold sores to ease the pain
- Melt a tablespoon in a cup of warm tea to help with sore throats
- Mix with tea tree oil and rub on foot to help cure athletes foot or any other fungal infection
- Mix with ginger tea to help with heartburn and nausea.
- Apply coconut oil to reduce the pain of hemorrhoids.
Other uses
- Mix coconut oil with lemon juice to clean wooden furniture
- Use on pets with skin issues
- Use to season on cast iron skillets
- Use to remove chewing gum from hair(apply on the area for a few minutes then rub the hair and gum between your finger tips
- Use to lubricate guitar strings.
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