Who Knew?? Uses for Coconut Oil

 

1. Use in place of massage oil
2. Helps soothe and heal hemorrhoids
3. Got gum stuck in your hair? Try using coconut oil to remove without cutting your hair
4. Take a couple spoonfuls every day to help overall immune function
5. Mix with butter and toss your popcorn in it
6. Season your cast iron pans
7. Take a spoonful to help with heartburn, acid reflux, or indigestion
8. In cooking as a great oil with a high smoke point. Great for baking, stir-frys or as a dairy free replacement to butter.
9. Use it as the base for a homemade body scrub
10. As a coffee creamer when emulsified into coffee
11. Eat a spoonful when you need an energy boost.
12. As a basic body lotion
13. As a super conditioner on your hair (leave on hair as long as possible, then shampoo as normal)
14. Use a tiny dab on your underarms for a natural deodorant
15. eye-makeup remover
16. Use coconut oil instead of shaving cream
17. lighten age spots when rubbed directly on the skin
18. Add to your bath tub for a moisturizing soak
19. get rid of cradle cap on baby (massage on head, leave for a few minutes & gently rinse with a warm wash cloth
20. sooth chicken pox, shingles, or other rashes or skin irritations
21. Topically to kill yeast or yeast infections
22. treat athlete’s food, ringworm, or other fungal infections
23. It’s high Laurice acid and MCFA content helps boost metabolism
24. Spread a thin layer on cuts or burns to speed up healing
25. A tiny dab rubbed on your hands and then through hair will help get rid of frizz
26. Take up to 5 spoonfuls per day for improved thyroid function
27. nighttime facial moisturizer
28. Use on the delicate tissue around your eyes to help prevent wrinkles and sagging
29. Mixed with equal parts sugar for a smoothing body scrub to use in the shower
30. Use to help reduce visibility of stretch marks or to prevent stretch marks
31. on lips as a For nursing mothers, use coconut oil on your nipples to prevent cracking and irritationnatural chap stick
32. Directly on the perineum to help heal after birth
33. Apply to bee stings or bug bites to soothe and heal the wound
34. On feet to fight athlete’s foot or tor fungus
35. Eat a spoonful with each meal to improve digestion
36. Can help sooth psoriasis or eczema
37.  nosebleeds, coat the inside of your nostrils with coconut oil regularly
38. There is some evidence that regular ingestion of coconut oil can help prevent or reverse Alzheimer's
39. Take to help reduce or eliminate migraines
40. Use with apple cider vinegar as a natural treatment for lice that really does work
41. Mixed with peppermint, lemon balm, rosemary, or tea tree oil makes an excellent insect repellent
42. Rub coconut oil on the inside of your nose to help alleviate allergy symptoms
43. Mix with baking soda for a non-toxic “Goo Gone”
44. Nursing moms can take 3-4 tablespoons a day (and Vitamin D) to increase milk supply and nutrients
45. Use to help detox the body during a cleanse or fast
46. There is some evidence that coconut oil helps digestion and may even kill intestinal parasites or yeast
47. Use as a leather moisturizer
48. Can help improve insulin levels
49. gum stuck in your hair? Try using coconut oil to remove without cutting your hair
50. Can help improve cholesterol ratios
51. Use instead of WD-40
52. Blend a tablespoon into hot tea to help speed recovery from cold or flu
53. Use as a personal lubricant (not safe with latex)
54. helps reduce appearance of varicose veins
55. After initial heat is gone, can help speed healing of sunburn
56. Take a spoonful to help with heartburn, acid reflux, or indigestion
57. An immediate source of energy when eaten and isn’t stored as fat
58. Use on cracked or rough heals to help smooth them out
59. As a naturally antibacterial skin cream
60. rubbed into scalp daily to stimulate hair growth
61. Massage into your nails and cuticles to help strengthen them
62. Mixed with salt to remove dry skin on feet
63. used consistently on skin it can help get rid of cellulite
64. anti-inflammatory properties can help lessen arthritis
65. Can help improve sleep when taken daily
66. As a completely natural baby lotion
67. Can be used to speed healing of fungal infections when taken internally and used externally
68. To help sooth the itch of chicken pox or poison ivy
69. Whipped with shea butter for a soothing body balm
70. Ingesting coconut oil daily can increase mental alertness
71. evidence shows that the beneficial fats in coconut oil can help with depression and anxiety
72. Naturally clears up cold sores
73. Internally during pregnancy to help provide baby necessary fats for development (especially when taken with Fermented Cod Liver Oil)
74. By itself or with baking soda as a naturally whitening toothpaste
75. Rub into elbows daily to help alleviate dry, flaky elbows
76. evidence suggests that the beneficial fats in coconut oil are helpful for those with Autism
77. Can boost circulation and help those who often feel cold
78. In homemade vapor rub
79. When taken regularly, it can boost hormone production
80. On hands after doing dishes to avoid dry skin
81. Mixed with catnip, rosemary or mint essential oils as a natural bug repellent
82. When taken regularly, it can help fight candida
83. Use it as an anti-aging facial moisturizer
84. Can be used on mom’s nipple and baby’s mouth to help treat thrush