Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
10 Great Uses for Coconut Oil
1. Coconut oil is a great cooking oil substitute, it’s a medium-chain fatty acid which your body burns
very quickly. It also can act as a blood sugar stabilizer as well as a disease
and fungus fighter. For best results use raw, cold pressed coconut oil.
2. Mixing coconut oil with peppermint, tea tree, or rosemary essential
oils and applying to skin before heading outside can act as a bug repellent.
3. If you’re looking for an alternative to deodorant containing
aluminum, try rubbing a small amount of coconut oil into under your underarms.
4. For dandruff relief massage one or two tablespoons of oil
into your scalp. Wait 15 minutes, then rinse.
5. Want to remove make up? Dampen washcloth with warm water,
add a dime sized amount of coconut oil, then wipe your face. It even takes off
waterproof mascara.
6. Mix a little coconut oil and baking soda together and you
have yourself a whitening toothpaste.
7. Rubbing a tiny amount of coconut oil on your lips will keep
them moisturized for a long time and they’ll smell awesome.
8. Can’t really tolerate a lot of dairy but need a creamer for your coffee? BAM! Put t
coconut oil in it. It will give your coffee a rich creamy flavor and a tropical
aroma.
9. You can’t believe it’s not butter. Well it’s NOT! It’s coconut
oil lol. Great butter substitute.
10. Got stretch marks? Coconut oil is a great moisturizer and
can reduce stretch marks appearances as well as decrease the appearance of
cellulite.
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