Uses for Coconut Oil
Whip coconut oil in your mixer for a fluffy consistency.
Research is showing that it may help with:
- dementia, Alzheimer's
- Parkinson's.
- ADHD
- Autism
Hygiene
- help prevent and smooth wrinkles and sagging
- reduce visibility of stretch marks or to prevent stretch marks.
- shrinks pores.
- strengthen eyelashes, nails and cuticles
- Energy boost.
- Massage into tired, achy, or sore muscles (adding a couple drops of essential oil is nice).
- detox the body during a cleanse or fast.
Use as a:
- Take a spoonful about 20 minutes before a meal to help curb your appetite.
- a natural sunscreen
- a natural deodorant.
- instead of shaving cream.
- a makeup remover.
- a facial scrub - Mix with baking soda.
- lip moisturizer.
- super conditioner on your hair (apply to dry hair, leave in as long as possible and then shampoo as normal). Use on color-treated hair for extra conditioning hair treatment.
- styling agent if you have really dry hair. Just rub a tiny bit on your palms and apply to your hair and style as normal.
- toothpaste or lotion.
- use in place of massage oil.
Cooking
- Use instead of shortening for pie crusts, biscuits, etc.
- Use to lubricate kitchen scissors when cutting sticky foods (like dates, marshmallows, etc.)
- Mix in your hot coffee or tea.
- condition your wooden cutting boards.
- Replace vegetable oils in your cooking and baking.
- Use instead of butter:
- toast
- pop corn
- Mix with garlic and keep on hand for extra flavorful cooking and baking.
- Make healthy Magic Shell ice cream topping.
- base for homemade chocolate candy (like peanut butter cups).
Around the House
- shine plant's leaves
- detail the inside of your car (add a little to a soft cloth and polish).
- Use instead of mineral spirits to clean hands and brushes after using oil-based paints.
- Mix with baking soda for a non-toxic "Goo Gone".
- clean a scummy shower. Wipe with coconut oil, then spray with white vinegar and wipe dry.
- to remove chewing gum from your hair, shoe, carpet, or other unsavory areas where gum has gotten stuck.
- a metal polish, but always test a small area first
- a leather moisturizer.
- a guitar string lubricant.
- Mix with a tiny bit of fresh lemon juice and use as a furniture polish
- Season your cast iron pans.
- to oil your pans and baking dishes instead of pan spray.
- Use instead of WD-40.
May improve:
- absorption of vitamins.
- digestion
- overall immune function
- thyroid function.
Treat:
- cold sore
- heartburn, acid reflux, or indigestion.
- spread a thin layer on cuts or burns to speed up healing.
- nosebleeds, coat the inside of your nostrils regularly.
- sooth sore throats
- pimples and acne. Mix with nutmeg and use on blemishes (leave on for 10-15 minutes and then wash off).
- sooth chicken pox, shingles, or other rashes or skin irritations.
- Mix with oregano oil or tea tree oil and use on athletes foot, ringworm or other fungal infections.
- warts and/or moles.
- to soothe and heal bee stings or bug bites.
- to treat lice.
- reduce or eliminate migraines.
- cracked or rough heals.
- relieve yeast infections, dryness, and/or discomfort or personal lubricant (not safe with latex)
- soothe and heal hemorrhoids.
- ear infections. Put a few drops into your ear at the first sign of an infection.
- soothe burns
- control and reduce eczema and/or psoriasis symptoms
- bladder infections and symptoms.
- helped soften kidney stones to help them pass easier.
- thrush
- sty on their eyelid
- Add a spoonful to your dog's food to help with arthritis, or other joint/ligament problems, digestion issues, and weight control.
- Massage into your dog's skin to help with:
- dandruff
- a non-toxic flea treatment
- to soothe hot spots on your dog's skin.
Dogs
Babies
- help prevents stretch marks for pregnant mothers.
- baby's diaper rash or cradle cap.
- For nursing mothers:
- on your nipples to prevent cracking and irritation on nipples.
- consuming coconut oil will help increase your milk flow.