039: The Best Uses for Coconut Oil (that doesn't involve eating it)

Over the past year I have been trying to cut down how many bathroom products I really need. I always seem to have at least a dozen different bottles half full cluttering up the small space that I have, so I get really excited when I find something that can double up and be used for something other than its intended purpose. (conditioner as shaving cream! Bronzer for eye shadow! Hairspray as make up setter! [I don't think this is condoned in the industry, but it works]) so you can imagine my excitement when I discovered the joys of coconut oil and all the wonderful things it does.

So, dear coconut oil, how much do I love thee, let me count the ways

1. Moisturiser - This was how I was introduced to the oil. A little scoop and my skin is left feeling silky smooth, it makes an excellent night cream and an all over body lotion (if you are willing to let yourself air a little before getting dressed)

2. Make up remover - I don't wear heavy make up, so one little scoop also is able to wipe off most of my face at the same time. And I'm left moisturised. Night routine has been reduced to one step, one product. Win.

3. Lip Balm - for when I've got really chapped lips, just whack it on

4. In the bath - I good spoon full - let it melt away and let yourself slip off into a tropical haven in your own bathroom.

5. Shaving Cream - I doubt you would have ever had such a silky smooth shave before using coconut oil (or maybe you have, I did confess just before I'd been using conditioner for most of my adult life) but it moisturises at the same time, so bonus lovely-ness

6. Hair Treatment - Lather the stuff through dry hair and let it sit for a couple of hours or over night (don't sleep on your good pillow cases though) and rise out in the morning for glossy hair. If you have naturally oily hair you might need a couple of washes to get all the oil out. And if you have very thick hair (like me) I suggest melting the oil down first to make it stretch further.

7. Foot Treatment: Rub this stuff all over your toes and wrap them up in socks for the night, silky feet, here we come.

8. Post Waxing Wipes: I never understood why they only ever gave you four Post Wax Wipes and 40 Wax strips, it baffles me. But rubbing a little oil on the remaining wax dissolves it straight away. No more sticky pins for me!

And this doesn't even begin to cover all the amazing health benefits that this little super food has to offer, which you can read about here, on an apparently scientific website  It is simply amazing. Do you have any products that you love to bits? Or have you got any other uses for my darling coconut oil? I would love to add them to my list.

  Kathleen x