Coconut Oil, A Miracle Product

Health and Beauty benefits of Coconut Oil

Organic coconut oil actually has a tons of health and beauty benefits.One of nature's most incredible food.Coconut oil’s ability to nourish and heal the skin has been known in the tropics for hundreds of years.Medium chain fatty acid found in coconut oil have anti-bacterial,anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-protozoal effects.It contain Lauric acid which helps to destroy pathogens by dissolving lipids and phospholipids in the fatty envelop surrounding them,resulting in disintegration.

Coconut Oil is a rich source of fibre, vitamins (particularly B and C) and minerals (including iron, potassium and phosphorous).A powerful antioxidant, which helps to boost the immune system.Coconut oil contains around the same amount of lauric acid that is found in breast milk. This wonderful nutrient is what helps to strengthen the immune systems of new born babies.

There are hundreds and thousands benefits of coconut oil some of which are here:

Health Benefits

• It has been found to be great for weight loss by boosting metabolism.
• More easily digested and absorbed than other oils and does not get stored as fats.
• Promotes heart health and also promotes healthy cholesterol balance.
• Heal wounds,kills bacteria and viruses.
• Strengthens and promotes healthy immune response to bacterial, viral, yeast and other fungal infections, including Candida.
• Excellent for skin abrasions,athlete’s foot(with a drop of oregano)
• Used immediately to create energy because it is easily digested and very efficiently metabolized.
• It to help sooth chicken pox, shingles, or other rashes or skin irritations.
• Use it to treat athlete’s food, ringworm, or other fungal or yeast infections. 
• Spread a thin layer on cuts or burns to speed up healing. 
• Take to help reduce or eliminate migraines. 
• If you’re prone to nosebleeds, coat the inside of your nostrils with coconut oil regularly.
• Eat a spoonful with each meal to improve digestion. 
• Enhances absorption of minerals
• Can have a balancing effect on the thyroid.
• Protect the body from the damaging effects of free radicals.
• Increase Cell Regeneration.
• If you’re breast feeding ingest 3-4 tbs a day and it can help you lactate.
• Improves magnesium and calcium absorption, supports the development of strong teeth and bones.

Beauty Benefits

• Help prevent dandruff.
• Make hairs shiny.
• Use as a super conditioner on your hair.
• Use as a styling agent if you have really dry hair. 
• Use as a mascara brush cleaner.
• Use a tiny dab on your underarms for a natural deodorant.
• Add to your bath tub for a moisturizing soak.
• Use on cracked or rough heals to help smooth them out.
• Massage into fingertips to soothe and prevent hangnails and ingrown nails.
• Use it to remove chewing gum from your hairs without cutting them.
• Perfect natural chap stick
• Perfect eye make up remover.
• Use on cuticles to help your nails grow faster and to make them strong.
• Use as a natural sunscreen and provide protection from damaging effect of ultraviolet radiations.
• Facial moisturizer(mix with cinnamon, oatmeal, and banana for an edible facial scrub)
• Coconut oil also helps in preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its antioxidant properties.
• Coconut oil forms the basic ingredient of various body care products such as soaps, lotions, creams, etc.used for skin care.
• Coconut oil helps in treating various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infections.
• Excellent massage oil for the skin,it acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skins including dry skin.
• Use it as the base for a homemade body scrub(mixed it with sugar for an excellent body scrub).

These are only some of the benefits of coconut oil,you can find several other uses and benefits of coconut oil on google.
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