Benefits of Using Coconut Oil in Your Beauty Routine

One of which we’d like to focus on today is coconut oil. Everything you’ve ever heard or read about it, seems to be true. We tried extra virgin coconut oil for a month on our hair and our skin (maybe even digested a spoonful of it every morning), and what glorious results we experienced! Here’s a summary of a few benefits of coconut oil.

Warm up a few spoonfuls of coconut oil in a bowl, you want it slightly warm so that it liquifies the mixture and is easier to apply and rinse off. It also feels amazing when you apply the warm goodness to your scalp and hair. Massage it into your scale for about 30 seconds and then leave it to do its magic for about 15 minutes. You could leave it on longer – no harm. Some say the longer, the better because if gives your hair a very healthy drink of moisture and nutrients. Rinse off and voila – you’ll immediately notice the difference. You’ll hair feel softer and smoother, and will look healthier!

For some people (like me), the oil residue might remain for a few days, but after about 2-3 washes it’ll be fine and you won’t be able to stop touching your hair and enjoying the feel of it’s soft, silky goodness.

This is my go-to product whenever I’m going for an island getaway. After you’ve gone out in the sun and water – with your sunblock – and you head back for a shower, apply some coconut oil to damp skin and let it dry. It’ll give you this amazing healthy sheen AND looks really good with your tan. Keep this up even after you’ve come home from the beach, because the sun and the salt water would have seriously dried out your skin (and your hair), so lather it on! The trick here is to use it right after your shower when your skin is still wet and damp (not dry – this will just make you appear very oily).

Just apply a tiny amount to your frizz and it’ll help keep it tame. Don’t over do this else you’ll just have flat greasy hair. Use sparingly.

Apply it to your face directly and wipe off your makeup, or apply onto a cotton pad and wipe off your makeup. Even the toughest makeup will melt away.

We also noticed that our hands looked better, nail cuticles were moisturised and healthy, even our under-eyes looked amazing. We’d like to think it’s a benefit of using coconut oil – the list is endless! I’m definitely adding it into my regular beauty routine from here on. How have I survived without it?

Sceptical? Just do a google search on the benefits of coconut oil and you’ll find an endless stream of write-ups on this.

Also Read: 5 Super Health Benefits of Celery You Must Know About

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