1. Make up remover. I cannot justify spending money on makeup remover itself, and so I have just been using soap and water. This makes my oil-based eye primer look more like it has smeared rather than came off of my face. Gone are the raccoon eyes when you use oil to remove makeup.
2. Teeth-brushing. Since I dont' have the patience for a 20 minute oil-pull swish, I wanted to test if a simple coconut-oil brushing before my baking soda brushing would do. I have a pit in between 2 of my molars, one molar of which has a root canal. Sometimes when food gets stuck in here, with no help from floss, the inflamation can lasts days. Coconut oil brushing has not only helped pull the food, but has eased the inflammation, and protected from possible gum infection.
3. Deep conditioner. I only let water touch my hair every 2-3 days, and that is while using the baking soda and ACV cleansing method. The only time I actually use shampoo (and a sulfate-free one at that) is to wash out the coconut oil from my hair after it's been sitting in it all day for a conditioning. The difference between having the appearance of bald spots after the births of my older two and the healthy hair I still have after Elisha has been prayer over my coconut-oil anointed head!
4. Moisturizer. Washington is rainy, but despite this seeming moisture, it gets quite dry here in the Winter. Cracked skin and cracked lips, meet coconut oil.
5. Blister prevention, including salve for nursing mothers. I came across this by pure logical thinking. First, in my pregnancy my husband gave me daily massages. I wore a pair of shoes in the summer that gave so much friction on the soles of my feet that it felt like they were blistering. That night he massaged my feet, I felt the blister-feeling depart. I have since used it when I feel a blister coming. With that in mind, when Elisha came I knew lanolin would be needed to prevent nursing blisters or cracking -- or would it? I tried the coconut oil and it worked like a charm.
6. Deodorant. When out of the shower, as I am already moisturizing with coconut-oil, I will rub a small amount of coconut oil into my hands with just enough baking soda to absorb it, and swipe it all on the armpits. I have a very efficient system, having to put on deodorant (I don't use anti-perspirant) at least every hour, at $5-6 a bottle, and now my coconut-oil concoction is a twice a day application.
7. Diaper rash and yeast rash cream. Coconut oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-microbial. Enough said.
8. Body cleanser. I do not do this anymore, but did it for over a year. I used to be soap-free, and used the oil-cleansing method on not just my face, but my whole body. To do this properly you must completely cover yourself in coconut oil before any water touches you and then wipe it off in the shower with a washrag. I can more than attest to it working. I did this method for a full year during a time when I was a marathon runner in constant training. No skin patches of fungus for me.
9. Leather cleaner and protector. This was another experiment when I didn't have shoe cleaner nor protector and was going to wear new leather boots in a down pour. If coconut oil can moisturize my dry skin, why not a dead animal's dry skin? I found coconut oil did the job way longer than the products I used to by for shoe care and protection.
10. Butter alternative. It is a different flavor, but I tell you what it makes my challah taste like Hawaiian rolls -- two of the best bread in one!
11. Coffee flavoring. This is especially great for those who take a morning dose of coconut oil medicinally. It makes for a nice mock hazelnut flavor.
12. Skin infection cream. As said above, the oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-microbial. Whether it is ring worm or an infected scrape, I give coconut oil a try in my mixtures.
13. Raw food setter. What I like about raw food recipes is the amount of nutrients you can consume. Heat will kill a good deal of nutrition out of meal. We're talking the difference between a chocolate cake being healthy or not. I like to try raw desserts, it makes me feel okay about having dessert. I have seen the trick to keeping the proper consistency in desserts, from cake to icing, brownie to fudge, is coconut oil. Can you imagine throwing some raw cocoa, cold-pressed coconut oil, and agave syrup into your blender (maybe also some raw nuts or beerries) and then spreading it out on wax paper in the refridgerator and having your very own natural and raw choocolate bar? Do you know how much you would save? I just looked at a natural chocolate bar yesterday for almost $5...
14. Carrier oil. Coconut oil works well to carry and spread your essential oils (which are dry). The good news as well is that most of the ailments for which you would use essential oil coconut oil can also be used. Talk about double whammy on those aillments.
The list goes on. It seems like every time I am stumped on how to fix, remove, or enhance something, and I try coconut oil for it, it doesn't disappoint. This is especially true medicinally -- I've heard of people using it to help balance hormones and neurotransmission in mental disorders, assist in cancer-fighting, tremors. You know how some people use NyQuil or Robitussin for their cure all? Mine is coconut oil. If you have any other uses, please do share.
8. Body cleanser. I do not do this anymore, but did it for over a year. I used to be soap-free, and used the oil-cleansing method on not just my face, but my whole body. To do this properly you must completely cover yourself in coconut oil before any water touches you and then wipe it off in the shower with a washrag. I can more than attest to it working. I did this method for a full year during a time when I was a marathon runner in constant training. No skin patches of fungus for me.
9. Leather cleaner and protector. This was another experiment when I didn't have shoe cleaner nor protector and was going to wear new leather boots in a down pour. If coconut oil can moisturize my dry skin, why not a dead animal's dry skin? I found coconut oil did the job way longer than the products I used to by for shoe care and protection.
10. Butter alternative. It is a different flavor, but I tell you what it makes my challah taste like Hawaiian rolls -- two of the best bread in one!
11. Coffee flavoring. This is especially great for those who take a morning dose of coconut oil medicinally. It makes for a nice mock hazelnut flavor.
12. Skin infection cream. As said above, the oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-microbial. Whether it is ring worm or an infected scrape, I give coconut oil a try in my mixtures.
13. Raw food setter. What I like about raw food recipes is the amount of nutrients you can consume. Heat will kill a good deal of nutrition out of meal. We're talking the difference between a chocolate cake being healthy or not. I like to try raw desserts, it makes me feel okay about having dessert. I have seen the trick to keeping the proper consistency in desserts, from cake to icing, brownie to fudge, is coconut oil. Can you imagine throwing some raw cocoa, cold-pressed coconut oil, and agave syrup into your blender (maybe also some raw nuts or beerries) and then spreading it out on wax paper in the refridgerator and having your very own natural and raw choocolate bar? Do you know how much you would save? I just looked at a natural chocolate bar yesterday for almost $5...
14. Carrier oil. Coconut oil works well to carry and spread your essential oils (which are dry). The good news as well is that most of the ailments for which you would use essential oil coconut oil can also be used. Talk about double whammy on those aillments.
The list goes on. It seems like every time I am stumped on how to fix, remove, or enhance something, and I try coconut oil for it, it doesn't disappoint. This is especially true medicinally -- I've heard of people using it to help balance hormones and neurotransmission in mental disorders, assist in cancer-fighting, tremors. You know how some people use NyQuil or Robitussin for their cure all? Mine is coconut oil. If you have any other uses, please do share.
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