The Many Uses of Coconut Oil in Our Daily Lives

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It's has always been a housewife's dilemma to search for the perfect cooking oil to use at home, most especially one that is stable, healthy, has long shelf-life, does not easily go rancid and easy on the budget all at the same time. Most families in Asia, particularly in the Philippines and in Southern India, has already found the answer to this dilemma for more than a hundred years already. Since time immemorial, these places have been using coconut oil in many aspects of their daily living; reaping the many benefits it can provide. The use of coconut oil has no known adverse side-effects or negative impact on the health and finances of its users. We commonly believe that coconut oil can only be used for cooking, hair and skin care; that's actually not the case. You will be surprised to know that coconut oil has many uses and is not only limited to cooking and beauty regimens. Places near coastal and tropical regions grow coconuts in abundance and can surely teach us a thing or two when it comes to using coconut oils in innovative ways.

What Makes Coconut Oil So Special?

The use of coconut oil is backed up with many researches proving that not all saturated fats are not good for your health. It is common knowledge that saturated fats increase the level of cholesterol in the blood. Truth be told, not all cholesterol are 'bad' per se.

Here are many ways you can incorporate the use of coconut oil into your diet and daily lives:

1. Cooking With Coconut Oil

This is the most common way people know how to use coconut oil. You can use coconut oil as a replacement to many other expensive and cardiac-stressing cooking oils such as canola, corn and even all purpose vegetable oils. Expeller pressed or virgin coconut oil, you can use it generously! You can even use it for baking!

2. Coconut Oil in Hot Drinks, Soups, Yogurts, & Smoothies

Aside from cooking, you can use coconut oil and add it to your concoction of smoothies, yogurt, coffee, tea, and many other homemade broths. Just make sure that you gently melt your coconut oil first, slowly adding it to your cold delectable blends to avoid clumping.

3. Coconut Oil Candy

Oh yes, you heard that right! Coconut oil can also be made into candy! Not only will you have the upper hand to make your kids eat coconut oil, but you also get the opportunity to have a heart-healthy treat for your family to share.

4. Coconut Oil as Moisturizers

Make this and you never have to live with dry and cracked skin ever again! If you've been yearning to have skin so soft and supple like a baby's bottom then make this your daily regimen. Say goodbye to lotions and moisturizers with false advertising and harmful chemicals, au naturel is in!

5. Coconut Oil as Toothpaste

This may sound baffling but coconut oil has many antibacterial and antimicrobial elements to it, making it an instant candidate for an organic cleansing agent. Mix coconut oil with a little sea salt and baking soda until you come close to a consistency that of a toothpaste's. If it's too much for you, you can add coconut oil to your toothbrush after you brush your teeth with your preferred toothpaste.

6. Coconut Oil as Deodorant

Oh yes you can! Make your very own homemade deodorant with the use of coconut oil. Try this recipe here.

7. Coconut Oil as Your Daily Bath Oil & Salt Scrub

Young and healthy skin here we come! This is relatively easy to make, just one teaspoon of everything (1 part Coconut oil to 1 part salt). For better effects, use virgin coconut oil.

8. Coconut Oil as A Deep hair Moisturizing Treatment

Not only does coconut oil have antibacterial and antimicrobial properties but it is also known as the best natural hair volumizer and moisturizer to date. Moisturize your hair once or twice a week and you leave with a happy and healthy hair away from breakage and a scalp far from flaking.

9. Quench Your Thirst with Coconut Milk

You can enjoy a hot or cold glass of coconut milk and still get the same benefits of taking one tablespoon of pure coconut oil. You can still taste the slight hint of coconut oil in the milk though but the subtle taste of coconut milk and oil makes things taste better.

There you have it folks! These are just a few examples of how you can incorporate the use of coconut oil into your diet and daily lives. If you happen to have more uses for coconut oil, please feel free to share share them in the comment section below and don't forget to share this post with family and friends on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks!

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