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A lot has already been written about coconut oil, both good and bad. We still maintain the view that it has many useful properties and is handy in the household, whether for cooking or for the body. It contains many polyunsaturated fatty acids that our body can absorb well.
Here are 32 ways you can use it
Mix it with honey and apply as a hair mask. After 40 minutes rinse it out and wash your hair as usual with shampoo. You can also apply pure coconut oil to your hair overnight. Don’t forget to sleep on a towel so you don’t stain your bedding.
Apply it to your skin to moisturize! It also gives the skin a healthy glow. To improve circulation, you can gently massage the skin.
Rub it into the nail bed and the cuticle around it. It acts as a moisturizing balm and fights dry hands.
Apply it to your lips and you can leave your lip balm at home.
Combine it with sugar and you have a fantastic scrub for the body and lips. Caution: be very careful when exfoliating the face. This scrub is abrasive.
Don’t have body lotion?
Rub yourself with coconut oil. It smells lovely and your skin will be softer than ever.
Add it to the bath instead of bath oil
You can even use coconut oil to remove makeup. It will handle makeup in no time.
It works against wrinkles and you can even replace eye cream with it.
If you have a minor sunburn, apply coconut oil to the affected area. This will reduce irritation and pain.
If you rub your feet with coconut oil, they will look visually nicer. You’ll achieve a natural shine and moreover, if you apply it to your soles, you’ll prevent unpleasant odor, because coconut oil also works as an antiseptic and deodorant.
You can also apply it to your eyelashes. It will give lashes flexibility and volume. Apply such a mask at night.
You can remove gum residue from any surface with coconut oil.
It refreshes wooden surfaces and furniture and at the same time also acts as a disinfectant.
It can clean metal objects. It effectively removes rust.
Are your doors squeaking?
Grease the hinges with coconut oil. It works perfectly.
Has your zipper on your jacket or bag gotten stuck? Take a cotton swab and apply a little coconut oil to the stuck area.
Add it to tea or coffee. It also serves as a sweetener.
Replace lard or sunflower oil with it when frying.
Use it on salads instead of olive oil.
Add a teaspoon to your smoothie or on ice cream
You can bake with it too! Grease the baking sheet with it or use it instead of butter in cookies from which you make cheesecake crusts.
If you take a small teaspoon every day, you’ll speed up your metabolism.
Since it has anti-inflammatory effects, it reduces skin irritation. If you have a mosquito bite, rub it with coconut oil.
If your baby has irritated skin from a diaper, try soothing the irritation with coconut oil.
Clean your teeth and freshen your breath. Just hold a spoonful of oil in your mouth for at least 10 minutes. Then, of course, spit it out.
Does your throat hurt?
Mix coconut oil with tea tree or rosemary oil and rub it on your chest. You can also add a teaspoon to your tea or to salted water for gargling.
It relieves stress and fatigue. Massage it into your scalp and nape.
It has antiviral properties and can help with cold sores.
It can also help with stomach pains.
It will help you clean your ears. Put a little coconut oil on a swab and clean your ears.
It helps absorb calcium and magnesium.
Still doubting coconut oil? What do you use it for in your household? Let us know your tips in the comments.
