Coconut oil is solid and white at
cold temperature and liquid and transparent under warm weather. If you take a little bit of time to
browse the Internet or read magazines you will find out that many benefits are
attributed to Coconut oil from “improves blood cholesterol level”, “helps you
burn fat” to “protects against cancer”, etc... Personally I do not think that one
single product can do so much, and if it was THE miracle product I am sure
everyone would know about that.
I am not a Chemist so I have not done
scientific studies on coconut oil’s molecular
properties; but I have used it for several years now so I am going to
tell you what it does for me and how I use it.
I mainly use this oil on my hair has
a treatment before my shampoo or “preepoo”. I have naturally very dry hair so
the day before my shampoo I ALWAYS saturate my hair from roots to tips with
this oil. I then cover my hair with a
film wrap and add a heated cap on top for a few hours or go to sleep. The next
morning I keep on with my regular routine: rinse, shampoo, deep condition etc...
Coconut oil acts as an overnight conditioner and prevents my hair from feeling dry after the shampoo. Overtime I have
noticed that my hair was less dry, became softer, shinier, stronger more
manageable and I tend to get less split ends
You can also use coconut oil as your
unique deep conditioner: use it as a “preepoo” as I mentioned above then rinse,
shampoo, dry and add your leave in. Or you can add some in your regular
conditioner. Or you could use it to moisturize you hair on a daily basis: this oil
is heavy so you might want to focus on your ends only. There are many ways to
use coconut oil so it all depends of your hair type and the amount of time you
have.
In the summertime only I also use
coconut oil on my skin as my body moisturizer. After I am done taking my shower
I dry my skin with my towel as usual, and while my skin still feels a little damp
I apply the oil. It makes my skin feels soft and moisturized for a long time
and it also looks radiant. You really don’t need to use a lot and it is really
easy to apply.
Coconut oil becomes solid at cold
temperatures so to use it on my hair in the wintertime I warm the container with
hot water. Also to avoid having oils all other my bathroom I always transfer
the oil in a bottle for easier application.
If you take the time to look at the bottles
in stores and you will find out that many brands promote the use of “natural
organic coconut oil” in their products; from shampoo to moisturizer. Take the
time as well to look at the back of those products and look carefully at the
ingredients list and you will also find out that there is a tone of non-natural
ingredients and that coconut oil is listed towards the end of that list. That is
what is called marketing! So the best way to fully enjoy
the benefits of this oil is to go to a store and buy you a bottle of
100% organic coconut oil.
It is cheap, easy to find easy to use
and a little goes a long way so If I were you I would give it a try!
Dianna. H
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