I recently started to use coconut oil in the past couple months. I had always heard about it's benefits & how good it is for you. I can certainly say that coconut oil has changed my life! I buy mine at Whole Foods their 365 brand & I love that it's cheap! Only $10 for a 16 oz jar. So here are my top 5 ways to use coconut oil.
1. Leave in/ overnight hair treatment: I usually use a generous amount on my scalp & hair all the way from roots to tip around 5pm if I'm not going to go any where & I just let it soak up in my hair by the time I go to bed it's already absorbed in my hair & doesn't leave any residue on my pillow. But you can put a towel or shower cap to sleep in if you want. Then in the morning I just take a shower to wash it out. Sometimes I shampoo twice if I feel like it's still oily.
2. Nighttime under eye cream: I like to use a little bit of coconut oil under my eyes to prevent wrinkles
3. Eye makeup remover: Coconut oil does the job when it comes to waterproof eye makeup. You just have to use a cotton ball or cotton round, add a bit of coconut oil place it over your eye for a couple seconds to let it absorb into the makeup & then wipe away! I like to use a facial cleanser like Purity after. Just be careful not to put too much coconut oil or you'll get it in your eye & it will create a thin film blurring your vision for an hour or so.
4. Moisturizer: I like to use this all year round to keep my skin hydrated & soft! Especially during winter when you tend to get really dry skin
5. Homemade scrubs: coconut oil & organic sugar are great ingredients to make body scrubs or lip scrubs!
I hope you enjoyed learning a few ways I like to use coconut oil!
XOXO -Tisha