Coconut oil isn’t just for cooking, it is a great natural oil that ALSO amazing beauty and skin benefits. Coconut oil is antibacterial and anti-fungal, plus it makes an excellent moisturizer. Coconut oil has the ability to penetrate hair better than other oils, and it smells like cookies! Read on to learn 15 coconut oil uses for beauty, skincare and hair care!



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Coconut Oil Uses for Hair Care

1. Intensive Hair Conditioner

Coconut oil makes great deep conditioning hair treatment. Treat yourself to a coconut oil hair mask by rubbing a small amount of coconut oil between your hands, then applying it to your hair from roots to ends one section at a time. Comb through and put hair in a loose bun before bed, and wash out in the morning. Coconut oil can work wonders for dry, damaged hair to soften hair and restore luster.

2. Frizz-tamer

One of the most popular beauty uses of coconut oil is a frizz tamer. Because coconut oil is a natural oil, it repels water and prevent frizz. Just put a tiny amount on your hands and run them through the frizzy areas to smooth them out.


3. Hair Flyaway Tamer

Use coconut oil to tame by rubbing a small amount on your hands and using sparingly on the ends.

4. Static Reducer

Rub your hands together with a little bit of coconut oil on them and run them through your static-y hair.

Coconut Oil Uses for Skin Care

5. Makeup remover

Coconut oil makes a great make up remover. Place some coconut oil on a cotton pad and rub gently in a circular motion around your eye to remove makeup. Coconut oil has antibacterial and moisturizing properties make it a perfect natural eye make up remover.

6. Eye cream

Coconut oil is also great for hydrating the gentle skin around your eyes. It also helps decrease the appearance of wrinkles and leave your eye area baby soft and decrease signs of wrinkles

7. Shaving cream

Coconut oil makes a great for shaving cream. It’s perfect for those of you who have sensitive skin and may be sensitive to all the chemicals in normal shaving creams. Coconut oil also makes for a great smooth shave.

8. Moisturizer

Coconut is a great natural moisturizer. The fatty acids in coconut oil helps lock moisture into the skin, so smooth some over your elbows and other rough spots to soften and heal.

9. Cuticle oil

Dab on some coconut oil to your cuticles if they’ve been been looking a bit dry and ragged. For extra soft cuticles, do this before bed and put on gloves – you’ll wake up to soft, smooth digits.

10. Body scrub

Use coconut oil to make your own body scrub. Just combine equal parts of coconut oil with brown sugar. Coconut oil also has anti-fungal properties, so it makes a great foot scrub too!

11. Face scrub

Make your own gentle face exfoliator with coconut oil and baking soda. You skin will be baby soft.

12. Lip Balm

The fatty acids in coconut oil create a barrier, locking moisture in and helping your skin hold on to moisture. Using coconut oil as a lip balm will keep your lips soft and smooth.

13. Massage Oil

Coconut oil makes a great massage oil. Because it doesn’t absorb immediately, it allows you to enjoy a massage, not too greasy with a relaxing scent.

14. Tanning Oil

Put some coconut oil in a spray bottle and bring to beach. Spray on to keep skin moisturized.

15. Sunburn Care

And if you’ve spent a little too long in the sun, coconut oil is also a great after sun moisturizer. Keeping the skin moisturized while it’s healing.

1 comments:

  1. 3 Studies SHOW Why Coconut Oil Kills Waist Fat.

    The meaning of this is that you actually kill fat by eating coconut fats (also coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut oil).

    These 3 studies from large medical magazines are sure to turn the traditional nutrition world upside down!

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