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So, my last post was about making homemade whipped body butter with raw, organic coconut oil and Vitamin E oil. You can see that post and directions here. In that post I mentioned how many uses there are with coconut oil...and because I'm cool like that, I'm going to share them with you in this Coconut Oil follow up. :-)

Coconut Oil is something so pure and natural and is so good for our insides and outsides. Most people don't know about all the internal uses for coconut oil...along with household uses. So, without making you wait any longer (I know you're on the edge of your seat right?!) I will share my secrets below. Feel free to comment or add anything that I haven't listed, I love suggestions!

ps...PLEASE make sure to get Organic, Virgin, Cold Pressed Coconut Oil. If you HATE coconut flavor then you can get the expeller pressed coconut oil, however, the regular cold pressed coconut oil is more concentrated and therefore has more benefits. :-)

58+ Uses for Coconut Oil 

Ingesting Coconut Oil Daily can...

1. Help improve mental awareness/alertness 

2. Help alleviate allergy symptoms 

3. During pregnancy help boost good fats for developing baby 

4. Boost hormone production

5. Speed recovery from UTIs

6. Help improve digestion, especially those with a gluten allergy or Crohn's disease. It alleviates pain and tenderness of the insides and will start to heal your body from the inside out. 

7. Helps increase the absorption of calcium and magnesium 

8. Help speed weight loss and metabolism 

9. Be broken down internally as an instant energy source without the calories from fat

10. Help improve cholesterol ratios 

11. Help improve insulin levels 

12. Help increase milk supply in nursing mothers 

13. Support healthy thyroid function 

14. Kill internal parasites or yeast

15. Help reduce/soothe heartburn or nausea when melted in tea and taken internally  

Applying to...

16. Your skin for an everyday, basic moisturizer

17. Your baby's bottom for a natural, smooth diaper rash cream 

18. Teeth along with baking soda for a remineralizing toothpaste (see recipe for that below)

19. Your skin to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy (isn't' that the truth...hate those)

20. As a natural SPF 4 sunscreen (I don't recommend this one. You should always wear SPF 15+)

21. Your babes head to help get rid of cradle cap

22. Any area with a yeast infection... (you can guess which area I'm talking about. ha!)

23. Your body as a delicious and edible massage oil/lotion 

24. Your hands and rub through your hair (small amount for you over doers) to help reduce frizz

25. Lips for a natural and delicious lip balm 

26. Any injury for a quicker healing 

27. On feet for a natural remedy for athletes foot/toe fungus 

28. Nipples for a natural moisturizer during nursing (and great for baby's lips and ingestion)

29. Skin psoriasis patches and eczema for instant relief

30. Skin for a homemade bug repellent 

31. Varicose veins for quicker healing and reducing the appearance of those veins

32. Mosquito bites for reducing the itching sensation 

33. Scalp to stimulate hair growth 

34. Armpits for a natural, aluminum free deodorant

35. Chicken pox or poison ivy to help relive itching 

36. Cuticles to help with nail growth 

37. Cold sores for instant relief and fast healing 

38. Apply topically to help heal yeast infections

39. Perineum after childbirth for quicker healing 

Use Coconut Oil...

40. In all of your favorite stir fry, baking and roasting recipes

41. As a coffee creamer

42. To make homemade mayonnaise 

43. To make your own homemade sugar scrub (recipe below!)

44. As a intense hair conditioner (after washing hair, apply a generous amount and let sit for an hour)

45. As a filling in energy boosting smoothies and shakes

46. On the inside of your nostrils to help alleviate allergy symptoms 

47. Blend a tablespoon into hot tea to help speed recovery from the flu

48. As a replacement for vegetable oils AND butter in any recipe...even on toast!!

49. To help heal a sunburn (only apply after the initial heat is gone)

50. As a natural shaving cream and lotion 

51. To season cast iron skillets

52. To get rid of cellulite (when constantly applied to skin )

53. Inside your children's ears to help heal ear infections quick and easy 

54. To soften and condition shiny leather 

55. To improve sleep when taken daily 

56. As a safe cooking oil for deep frying 

57. As a completely natural baby lotion 

58. Inside a baby's mouth to heal thrush 

There are multiple other uses that I'm choosing not to share because I don't think they are the best options to use for certain conditions. Often Ive had people approach me worried about not liking coconut and taking it internally. A great way to get around this is to melt a few cups of coconut oil and create little "pills" if you will that are easy to swallow and pure coconut oil concentrate. I would make little pills in 1/2 tsp portions. After melting let it come to room temp until it's not in it's liquid form anymore, instead more of a peanut butter consistency. Create the little "pill" balls and put on a parchment lined dish/sheet and freeze. I keep my "pill caplets" in the freezer in an old pill bottle. Easy to take and HUGE health benefits are to gain. 

Recipes

Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub

- 1 Cup Coconut Oil (melted)

- 1 Cup Table Sugar

1. Melt the coconut oil and mix in the 1 cup of table sugar. Feel free to add vitamin E oil and/or some essential oils. Keep in the shower for super smooth legs or for exfoliating the body. 

Remineralizing Toothpaste

- 5 Tbsp Calcium Powder (I buy the bottle of capsules and break them open)

- 3 Tbsp Baking Soda

- 4 Tbsp Coconut Oil (add less or more until you get your desired texture)

- A few drops of essential oil (I like peppermint)

1. Mix the calcium powder, baking soda together until well blended.

2. Slowly mix in the coconut oil until desired texture is reached.

3. Add essential oil drops until desired taste is achieved.

Use as you would a normal toothpaste, or use in addition to your normal toothpaste a few times every week. It's important to remineralize our teeth because of our enamel being broken down by drinks, food etc...and while lots of dentist will tell you that you can't "restore" enamel in your teeth once it's lost, I prefer to believe that our teeth (like many other areas of our body) can heal themselves. Maybe not 100% but I would prefer to put natural ingredients in my mouth and body instead of a fluoride and chemical filled paste that I'm buying from the store. 

I LOVE using coconut oil on a daily basis on toast, bagels, corn...really anything you'd put butter on. I use it in my cakes, cupcakes, frosting, brownies, baking dishes (yes, even the savory dishes). I really think that the flavor of the coconut oil adds so much more flavor than even butter. And don't get me started on using margarine on ANYTHING. Check out this link here about margarine. Pretend you don't want to vom. Sick.

Thanks for reading! Throw out your artificial, plastic margarine! Night!

Anna

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