I have been a nut (no pun intended) about this stuff lately. Trying to stay away from parabens and harmful chemicals that are common in the household, I have gone to the basics for hygiene purposes. In any case, coconut oil is a great moisturizer and hair conditioner. A friend got me hooked on using it and a week later, I have no dandruff (I normally have a pretty dry scalp) and I smell like an almond joy bar. Yum. Anyways, here are some benefits to coconut oil:
Hair Care: Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth of hair providing them a shinny complexion. Regular massage of the head with coconut oil ensures that your scalp is free of dandruff, lice, and lice eggs, even if your scalp is dry. Coconut oil is extensively used in the Indian sub-continent for hair care. It is an excellent conditioner and helps in the re-growth of damaged hair. It also provides the essential proteins required for nourishing damaged hair. It is therefore used as hair care oil and used in manufacturing various conditioners, and dandruff relief creams. Coconut oil is normally applied topically for hair care.
Stress Relief: Coconut oil is very soothing and hence it helps in removing stress. Applying coconut oil to the head followed with a gentle massage helps in removing mental fatigue.
Skin Care: Coconut oil is excellent massage oil for the skin as well. It acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skins including dry skin. The benefit of coconut oil on the skin is comparable to that of mineral oil. Further, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having any adverse side effects on the skin with the application of coconut oil. Coconut oil therefore is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin which normally become prominent with age. Coconut oil also helps in treating various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infections. Therefore coconut oil forms the basic ingredient of various body care products such as soaps, lotions, creams, etc., used for skin care.
Premature Aging: Coconut oil helps in preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its antioxidant properties.
Curious? You should grab some. If you don't end up liking it on your skin, you can use it to fry up some awesome coconut shrimp. Cooking with it is good for your heart due to its lauric acid content.
you are the 2nd of of the blogs i follow to post about coconut oil. it sounds like something i would like to try. (maybe this is stupid, so bear with me but---) where do i find it in a store?
ReplyDeletei'd like to know where to find it too? my scalp stays dry so i'm constantly fighting dandruff. green tea works for my dandruff but i have to do it as often as i do dandruff shampoo so it's annoying
ReplyDeleteI get mine at the military commissary, and it's by the olive oil. It's actually a semi-solid (when there are no additives), so don't let that throw you off. It melts in your hands. It may be in the little organic section at Kroger's if it's not with the cooking oils.
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