The Ultimate Guide To Beauty With Coconut Oil (With Recipes Included)

You probably think you’ve read just about everything about coconut oil, since we all know that it’s the greatest substance to exist in the history of humankind. Coconut oil can be used for just about everything, from cosmetic, body, and nutritional health. To make things easier for you, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list on everything that coconut oil can do for your body, in one incredible, ultimate guide to the cosmetic and nutritional benefits of coconut oil.

The Ultimate Guide To Beauty With Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil Cosmetics

Hair Care

If you have frizzy, dry or curly hair, then coconut oil is a must-have product for taming unruly hair. But that being said, coconut oil is a great natural treatment for any type of hair.

Strengthening your hair
Conditioning your hair
Treating dandruff

Treating oily hair
Treating your scalp

Before and after washing your hair, rub a small amount of coconut oil into your hair and comb it gently through to prevent damage and eliminate tangles. If your hair is especially prone to frizz, work a little coconut oil into your hair at the start of the day to leave your hair soft and smooth.

Skin/Acne

Coconut oil is incredibly rich in vitamin E, Lauric Acid and Capric acid, which makes it a great product to use on the skin. Coconut oil is a natural anti-inflammatory agent that penetrates the skin deeply and immediately acts to reduce inflammation from existing acne scars. It also heals open acne wounds and curbs the chance of developing more acne by clearing up the skin and improving hormone balances.

Start incorporating coconut oil into your daily skincare regime, and see the near-instant effects of cellular skin repair that this incredible oil will have on your face.

Teeth Whitening

A new method of teeth whitening called ‘oil pulling’ has been taking the world by storm, and coconut oil is the prime agent. It’s an effective way to whiten teeth, freshen breath and improve the health of overall oral health. Start this practice by placing a tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth and swishing it around for 20 minutes. When the time is up, spit it out (to eliminate the toxins that transfer in to the oil) and rinse mouth with warm salted water.

Coconut Oil Body Health

Weight Loss

Coconut oil has a unique combination of fatty acids that has a powerful effect on the metabolism. Several clinical studies have found that adding coconut oil to your diet can eliminate the bad fats in your diet. The Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) of coconut oil are sent to the liver and are converted into ketone bodies or used for energy. Take a tablespoon of coconut oil to curb your appetite and gain energy for exercise.

Candida

Many healthy people have the candida albicans fungus inhabiting their digestive system. Usually it doesn’t cause a problem because there are probiotics that keep them in check. Unfortunately, poor diet, stress and certain medications can destroy the helpful bacteria in the gut, and enable the candida bacteria to grow and spread, causing an incredibly uncomfortable yeast infection.

To get rid of candida, nutritionists recommend an anti-yeast regimen that includes incorporating up to 3.5 tablespoons of coconut oil into their diet. Pair the coconut oil with plenty of fermented foods, and eliminate as many carbohydrates and sugars from your diet as possible.

Coconut Water

If you’re in need of a health drink, there’s no need to look any further then coconut water. This nutritious water has all kinds of health benefits, including being;

Rich in nutrients
Low in calories

High in potassium (more then four bananas!)
Full of electrolytes

Coconut oil is a super-hydrating drink that many athletes swear by it as a way to encourage better digestion while being active, and hydrating the body better then other isotonic sports drinks.

Coconut Oil Nutritional Health

Delicious All-Natural Coconut Raspberry Scones

Ingredients

2.5 c almond flour
1/2 c golden flaxseed meal
1/2 c shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 c coconut sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 large organic eggs, beaten lightly
1/3 c Nutiva coconut oil
1 c frozen raspberries

Directions

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
Stir in the almond milk, coconut oil, eggs and vanilla extract for a sticky dough.

Stir in the raspberries until it is well distributed.
Place the dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, patting it into a rough rectangle. Cut as desired and bake for around 30 minutes, until it is firm to the touch and golden brown.