Coconut Oil For Skin and Hair – Coconut oil is a plant-based natural oil that is high in polyunsaturated fat. Not only is it helpful for your arteries and high in omega 6 fatty acids but it is great for your skin. Coconut oil has been shown to be an excellent option for skin and hair care so you can’t afford not to include it as part of your beauty regimen.
It is great for moisturizing the skin and has natural antifungal and antibacterial properties! Additionally, coconut oil contains lauric acid, a saturated fatty acid that soaks into the hair shaft and bonds to proteins helping to heal damaged hair, and supporting eyebrow and eyelash luster and health, while fortifying them against breakage.
Excellent Ways You Can Use Coconut Oil For
Skin & Hair Care Treatments
1 – Rub it into your dry hands: Coconut oil, especially when extra-virgin and raw in nature is known to keep dry, dishwater-ragged hands soft and smooth. It is solid at room temperature so you can simply scoop out a bit from a tin and rub it into your hands. It protects your hands from water damage when you have to get them wet, such as with handling wet dishes.
2 – For shaving your legs: Coconut oil is a cheap way of moisturizing and protecting the skin when you need to shave them. It has a great coconut smell and will give you a nice, smooth shave. It is much cheaper to use coconut oil than it is to buy shaving cream and they do basically the same thing.
3 – For hair conditioning: If you look at the ingredients of many hair conditioners, you’ll find coconut oil. It really gets into dry hair and prevents loss of protein from the hair shaft itself. This is the exact reason that Bobbi Brown, one of the major beauty powerhouses in the world and owner of Bobbi Brown cosmetics recommends coconut oil as a deep conditioner for the hair. You need a small amount of coconut oil applied to wet or dry hair. Cover the hair with a towel and sleep on it while it is covered. Wash it out with shampoo the next day and your hair will be silky smooth and soft.
4 – To lighten your cheekbones: Put the coconut oil right over your makeup on your cheekbones and gently rub it in. Then just leave it there. Your skin will glow and will reflect light, making the cheekbones seem lighter. It is an ingredient in many natural makeups but you don’t need to invest in them in order to achieve the same cheek lightening effect.
5 – For eye makeup removal: Coconut oil is great for removing even the most stubborn makeup, including waterproof mascara. Apply the oil as a solid, semi-solid or liquid to a cotton ball and wipe on your eyes. It gets rid of the excess makeup while at the same time, it moisturizes your skin. You can wash you face after using this special eye treatment.
6 – For facial cleaning: Coconut oil can clean and moisturize the dry skin of your face. You apply it at night and allow it to moisturize overnight. It can help prevent acne in some people because it kills the bacteria that cause these blemishes. Wash your face in the morning and start afresh with smoother, cleaner, and moist facial skin. It can worsen acne if you are an adult and have sensitive skin so try it out on a limited basis at first.
7 – To shine dark hair: A bit of coconut oil on the hair will remove flyaway hair and give shine when applied to the ends. Be sure to use only a little bit. Try moisturizing your hands first and then, before washing it off your hands, rub the moisturized hands into the ends of the hair for a nicer shine and to moisturize dry hair.
8 – As part of a body scrub: You can scrub and exfoliate the skin using this simple recipe: mix a half cup of coconut oil with a full cup of brown sugar. Use it as a total body scrub and wash it off in the bath. Your skin will smell good all over, especially if you add some vanilla or an essential oil like lavender to the mixture.
9 – To moisturize your body: Coconut oil can not only clean your body but it can moisturize it and prevent delayed wound healing with its antibacterial properties. It keeps skin healthy and prevents loss of moisture in the skin, especially if it is very dry.
10 – As a massage oil: Coconut oil is safe for your skin and very soothing when used as part of a deep body massage. Note that many expensive massage oils have coconut oil as their primary ingredient.
