1. Cooking (thought I would start with the obvious).
2. Protecting cutting boards, seasoning cast iron pans, and sealing my wooden cooking spoons. (Great as an antifungal/anti bacterial product)
3. Hair serum, works great for controlling the humidity disturbed hair.
4. Hair growth aid. Post pregnancy hair sucks. About two months post birth it felt like all of my beautiful locks had decided that they had had enough and were fleeing in droves. Thought I was going bald. Apparently this wasn't the case according to my father-in-law/hair stylist. But still, the coconut oil is helping with the regrowth process.
5. Hair conditioner, massage it through your hair warm, leave it in for 30+ minutes then wash it out. Leaves your hair looking super shiny and healthy!!
6. Great as lotion and moisturiser.
7. Good in place of soap in the shower. I rub it like I would soap then use a rough cloth and scrub it off. I'm all about the being squeaky clean and exfoliate like there is no tomorrow (seriously, just ask my Sir. I don't use a washcloth in the shower, I use something that looks like it wants to be sandpaper) and I was sort of horrified by the amount of grime that came off the first time I used it.
8. Makes excellent shaving cream, leaves your skin feeling super soft and supple. Also, I've never gotten a closer shave on my lady bits and underarms than I do with it. And it means that I can go longer without shaving! Having a 4 month old, and being required to keep a smooth pussy means that I look for every way possible to stretch out shaving days. Who has time for it??
9. Oil pulling!! Great for the mouth, teeth, gums, breath. All in all amazing to do:-) also, helps build up the sucking abilities needed for adult fun :-D
10. Makeup primer, more gentle on my skin than anything I've found out there. Also doesn't leave my skin burning, which I understand is a good thing!
11. Good for digestion, I try to eat a tableapoon a day. Makes my body happier. I also give some to little bug via breastfeeding.
12. Really good for cradle cap for little bug.
13. Makes little bug's skin happier as well:-)
14. Makes amazing lube. I'm really sensitive to most commercial lubes and had to switch to something that didn't leave my lady bits on fire and coconut oil saved the day!! Because nothing says come hither like feeling like somebody just shoved some fire ants up there. Really puts a damper on the mood. Coconut oil also leaves us feeling far less sticky because it's absorbed for the most part into our skin.
15. Great for polishing up my favourite leather crop, leaving it feeling quite supple.
16. Good for polishing leather things in general. I've polished Sir's shoes with it to a brilliant shine.
17. And furniture, good for polishing furniture. Non toxic, light smell, doesn't tend to leave oil stains.
18. Good appetite suppressor, one tableapoon before meals:-)
19. Helps to eliminate stretch marks!
20. And last but not least, it's supposed to be good for diaper cream I just found out. Haven't used it yet, but I certainly plan on it.
There you folks have it, my favourite things to do with the all beloved coconut oil. Looking back at the list I'm realizing why I go through so much of it so quickly. It might be time to start investing in it in bulk. The stuff is like liquid gold.
On to the other bits part. It's Sir's birthday today!! We are holding off doing anything to celebrate until next week when I can get a sitter, but there will be birthday sex and head tonight, that's for sure:-) And we've reached another milestone in little bug's lifestyle, his four month growth spurt. Couldn't figure out why he seemed so crabby these last couple of days and just wanting to eat. It's all clear to us now. I brought him to Sir this morning and one of the first things he said was "did he get bigger overnight?" Sigh, he's growing up so quickly:-( Well, that's enough of the bits. It's time for some afternoon tea
You make me wish I like the smell and taste of coconut better haha unfortunately not a huge fan of those two huge aspects
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your sir also by the way
I'm not a huge fan of the flavour so I find the most mild oil I can. Trader Joes coconut oil is what works for me if you ever get te desire to try some of those. Also, unless I cook with it the smell/flavour really isn't as strong as I would have thought. And I'll make sure to pass your birthday along to him:-)
ReplyDeleteHmm I may have to look into it then(:
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