"IT"
The perfect "IT"
The most useful(and cheap) "IT" that you must have in your home!
"IT" is... Coconut Oil
I love, love, LOVE this stuff - and you can use it for EVERYTHING...
Here are some of my favorite uses for Coconut Oil
- Use it as the base for a homemade facial scrub - I mix it with sugar and use it on my face! LOVE IT!
- Use as a super conditioner on my hair (apply to dry hair, leave in as long as possible and then shampoo as normal - good bye cost of VO5 Hot Oil treatments! )
- Use as a styling agent (I have really dry hair - just rub a tiny bit on your palms and apply to your hair and style as normal - good bye cost of buying BioSilk Therapy Oil!)
- Keep a little container in my purse for lip moisturizer - even better than Burt's Bees!
- Add a spoonful to my sweet Corgi's food at night - it is great for our furry friends!
- Replace nasty, unhealthy vegetable oils in my cooking and baking - but I don't FRY with it.
- Make healthy ice cream topping that my boys LOVE!
- Use as a makeup remover - leaves my skin so soft (I do have very DRY skin also!)
- Use it to help sooth rashes - I use it on my son's psoriasis
- Take a spoonful with my vitamins to help improve absorption usually mixed up in my oatmeal; also its said to improve digestion, aid in reducing weight and very IMPORTANTLY...helps reduce or eliminate migraine headaches
- Spread a thin layer on cuts or burns to speed up healing; also apply to bee stings or bug bites to soothe and heal the wound.
- Use in place of massage oil / lotion; heard it's great to reduce stretch marks also!
- Mixed with peppermint, lemon balm, rosemary, or tea tree oil makes an excellent insect repellant/lotion.
- Base of my homemade body deodorant! Yes! I make my own...
- Mix with baking soda for a non-toxic “Goo Gone” - works great for those sticky sticker that are hard to get loose or tape residue from windows!
- Use on cracked or rough heels to help smooth them out - replaced my nightly Vaseline.
- Massage into your nails and cuticles to helps to strengthen them.
Can you believe all of these things?? These are just some of my FAVORITE...! LOL! Here is a good blog to read here if you are interested about the benefits of Coconut Oil!
Hope all is well for you and yours! Wishing you a glorious day today - thanks for stopping by! Remember to hug the ones you love the most, until next time...
