The Wonders of Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil
Using coconut oil on your skin can make the difference between flaky, dry skin, and amazingly soft, glowing skin, as this oil is known for its moisturizing benefits. It is widely used in skin creams, soaps and lotions because it effective in fighting dry skin, coconut oil also helps to sooth various other types of skin conditions.
Moisturizing: Coconut oil is one of mother nature’s most powerful moisturizers: it restores dry or flaking skin, it has an amazing ability to heal.
Coconut oil helps to strengthen skin tissue more deeply and eliminate dead skin cells while absorbing quickly into your skin.
Healing Properties: Coconut oil has been used for healing wounds for ages because it accelerates rebuilding of the skin from within, improves antioxidant activity, and stimulate higher collagen utilization in damaged skin. Thus it is essential for healing the skin at all stages of injury .
Coconut oil has even been shown to work synergistically with traditional treatments, such as silver sulphadizine, to speed burn wound recovery.
Anti-aging Properties: Coconut oil delays the appearance of wrinkles because it contains antioxidant Vitamin E, known to protect skin cells from damage over time, soothes eczema, sunburn and psoriasis, and
Antiviral and Antifungal Properties: Coconut oil contains 3 fatty acids: capric acid, lauric acid and caprylic acid. Each of these acids kill candida, a common cause of fungal infection on your skin. Its antiviral and anti fungal benefits help to treat nappy rash, irritations and bug bites.
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Like so many here...I too love coconut oil. I have heard it even helps one loose weight. Great reminders here.
Linda
Interesting post. I've heard coconut oil was good for many things. I have some and haven't tried it for anything other than cooking yet. Shame on me, huh?
Great post, I haven't used it recently, but when I was a child, it was the oil of choice. best wishes
Hi Evelynne,
Great article!
I've been using (and selling) extra virgin coconut oil for 20+ years and it is great! I mix it w/baking soda and DMSO so it will penetrate the skin.
We use it for everything! Thanks for sharing this great information.