Coconut Oil Health Benefits

Most people are familiar with using coconut oil for cooking. However it also have a ton of other applications, which might convince you to look at using it in the bathroom as well.

Coconut oil is wonderful for your heart health. Though it is high in saturated fats, studies are showing that it can actually lower cholesterol levels.

If eating coconut oil still turns you off you can still gain its benefits by using it in other ways. This won’t help your heart but it can help your over all health. Coconut oil has a high lauric acid as well as containing both oleic and linoleic acids. They fatty acids assist in mositurizing and cleansing at the same time, plus they are antibacterial. Which makes this oil great for using on your skin. Toss those harsh chemical laden soaps out and consider removing your makeup with a cotton ball and a dab of coconut oil. You face will no longer feel dryed out afterwords, but mosturized, and it leaves a large amount of antioxidants in your skin. Which help to reduce premature aging of your skin.

Coconut oil can also be used as a conditioner for your hair and scalp, as well as a massage oil. It is a deep moisturizer and protein treatment for your hair. Which helps not only to nourish but to also help repair and strengthen your hair. People tend to spend big dollars to get professional treatment when they could simply spend a few doallars on a jar of organic coconut oil.

When choosing coconut oils try to find the least processed ones you can. When opening the jar it should have a very pleasant coconut smell. Cold pressed oils will retain the most nutrition for you whether it is used on the skin or in the body.