help?!
My mom ordered coconut oil and it came in the mail today.
It's in a round container and looks like a whole coconut (without te brown outside) as a whole in the middle, and the oil around it.
Is this normal?
And I also heard coconut oil is good for hair and skin, is that true?
If so, how much do you put on?
Thanks!:)
Answer
coconut oil usually comes in a jar and looks like a white solid mass and smells like coconut.
It will be hard and if you use a spoon and put a little on your hand and watch the warmth of your hand will heat it and melt it to rub over the body.
Coconut is an excellent product for so many things. In the past because it solidified it was connectedi with trans or bad fats but they are now agreeing that a bit in your eating is good for you. Like olive oil. If you heat it and put it in hair and massage it into scalp. wrapped for 20 minutes, rinse out and very lightly shampoo hair just enough to get rid of main oiliness. it fills your hair cuticles for an emergency frizz problem.
It is wonderful added with rolled oats or powdered milk to a bath. soothing and if you just use the past of oats and oil to rub over your skin is an amazing exfolient especially in winter when we are driest. If you don't like smell of coconut, you can add oils to hide the soft smell.
go to www.wellbeing.com.au and you will find other great sites to help you with this product.
coconut oil usually comes in a jar and looks like a white solid mass and smells like coconut.
It will be hard and if you use a spoon and put a little on your hand and watch the warmth of your hand will heat it and melt it to rub over the body.
Coconut is an excellent product for so many things. In the past because it solidified it was connectedi with trans or bad fats but they are now agreeing that a bit in your eating is good for you. Like olive oil. If you heat it and put it in hair and massage it into scalp. wrapped for 20 minutes, rinse out and very lightly shampoo hair just enough to get rid of main oiliness. it fills your hair cuticles for an emergency frizz problem.
It is wonderful added with rolled oats or powdered milk to a bath. soothing and if you just use the past of oats and oil to rub over your skin is an amazing exfolient especially in winter when we are driest. If you don't like smell of coconut, you can add oils to hide the soft smell.
go to www.wellbeing.com.au and you will find other great sites to help you with this product.
Coconut Oil?
Elvis
I have been reading a lot of info lately on the health benefits of coconut oil. Primarily using it to speed up metabolism and overall health. Does anyone else have any experience or knowledge about this?
Answer
You will need to get the right type. Most health food stores carry at least one brand and you can probably find it online.
There are two main types of coconut oil. One is refined coconut oil (might be labeled RBD for Refined, Bleached, and Deordorized). It is made from copra, or dried coconut meat, then treated to remove impurities. Most RBD coconut oil is relatively inexpensive. It does not contain all the nutrients found in unrefined coconut oil and in most cases the coconuts used are lof low quality and chemicals like chorine and hexane are used in the refining process.
The other type is Unrefined or "virgin" coconut oil and is made from fresh coconuts. hmmmm, sounds like the kind I would like best. I truly like coconut of anything. I want it to taste good and taste good to my dogs. I would go for the more expensive type.
Of course the better of the two is going to cost you more. Good-quality oil is colorless when liquid and pure white when solid, never yellow or pink and it should not contain residue or have an "off" or rancid odor. If you get hold of some coconut oil that gives you a scratchy throat or like a "catch" in the throat, this is probably a sign of poor quality. A smokey flavor or aroma is another indication of poor quality.
There are also hydrogenated and fractionated coconut oils. Hydrogenated coconut oil is not recommend because it contains harmful trans-fats. Fractionated coconut oil is a massage oil and aromatherapy ingredient and is sold as a cosmetic ingredient.
You will need to get the right type. Most health food stores carry at least one brand and you can probably find it online.
There are two main types of coconut oil. One is refined coconut oil (might be labeled RBD for Refined, Bleached, and Deordorized). It is made from copra, or dried coconut meat, then treated to remove impurities. Most RBD coconut oil is relatively inexpensive. It does not contain all the nutrients found in unrefined coconut oil and in most cases the coconuts used are lof low quality and chemicals like chorine and hexane are used in the refining process.
The other type is Unrefined or "virgin" coconut oil and is made from fresh coconuts. hmmmm, sounds like the kind I would like best. I truly like coconut of anything. I want it to taste good and taste good to my dogs. I would go for the more expensive type.
Of course the better of the two is going to cost you more. Good-quality oil is colorless when liquid and pure white when solid, never yellow or pink and it should not contain residue or have an "off" or rancid odor. If you get hold of some coconut oil that gives you a scratchy throat or like a "catch" in the throat, this is probably a sign of poor quality. A smokey flavor or aroma is another indication of poor quality.
There are also hydrogenated and fractionated coconut oils. Hydrogenated coconut oil is not recommend because it contains harmful trans-fats. Fractionated coconut oil is a massage oil and aromatherapy ingredient and is sold as a cosmetic ingredient.
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