20 Ways To Use Coconut Oil
20 Uses For Coconut Oil
I am addicted to all the natural ways to use coconut oil for your health and beauty. You read my post about ten ways to use coconut oil, now were going to add 10 more ways!
- Anti Aging Facial Moisturizer
- Use it on your cuticles to help grow your nails
- Will clear up cold sores
- Add a tablespoon to food and drinks for natural energy
- On the skin as a basic lotion
- Use Coconut Oil to lighten age spots, just rub it on
- Use for sun protection, it is a SPF4 when rubbed on skin
- Use in cooking, replace vegetable oil with coconut oil
- Rub on your belly during pregnancy to stop stretch marks from appearing
- Use as a diaper cream for babies
- Make your own body scrubs with an addition to sugar
- Use on your lips as a natural gloss
- Can help with eczema
- Rub Coconut Oil inside your nose to help with allergies
- It is said it can reduce insulin levels
- Mix it up with Chia Seeds for all day energy!
- It is told to reduce cholesterol
- Add a tablespoon into chicken noodle soup to help recover from a cold
- Can help repair the appearance of varicose veins
- It’s anti inflammatory properties can help with arthritis
So have you used Coconut Oil for anything else you could share with my readers?
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35 Comments
Robin Rue (@massholemommy)
I have a few teeny little varicose veins on my ankles, so I will try this. I never knew there was anything I could do about them.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
That’s really cool! I had no idea there were so many uses for coconut oil. Eczema?!
meagan
Who knew there were so many uses? I didn’t know it could help lower cholesterol!
Liz Mays
Wow I guess I haven’t explored every use coconut oil has. Maybe I’ll try some of these today.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama
I like that specific brand of oil – it smells so good I want to melt and drink it! lol.
Pam
In the Dominican Republic we learned that it’s good for sunburn. I had no idea that it was SPF4 too. that’s good to know!
Felicia
Thank you for this list. I have a bottle of this sitting in the cabinet!
Marcie W.
I was aware of a couple of these but most are new to me. I will definitely be trying this on our eczema during the next outbreak.
Christie
I didn’t know all of these on the list! I have to try oil pulling soon, I’ve heard great things
Valerie
I hear so many people talking about coconut oil. I honestly didn’t know there were so many ways you could use it though!
Penelope
It always amazes me the amount of uses for coconut oil. It’s a staple that everyone should have in their homes for sure.
casavilorainteriors
These are all great use for coconut oil. I use it all the time. Learned a few things
Crystal From Tidbits of Experience
Coconut oil has so many uses. I love learning what others like to use it for. I need to get some more for our house.
Kiwi
Coconut oil is perfect for my hair! I also love it on my skin for a moisturizer this is definitely a wonder oil!
Carly Brydon Anderson
Thank you for sharing these 20 ways to use coconut oil! I have a whole jar in my cabinet and haven’t been sure how to use it.
ascendingbutterfly
Good list, I drink Coconut Water, but haven’t really used the Oil very much, this is all great stuff!
My Journey With Candida
I use a lot of coconut oil. Sometimes I even cook with it.
Crystal
I had no idea how many uses there were. I love that it can be used for everything from beauty to cooking.
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert
We swear by coconut oil! Love this list!
traceyzimmer
Coconut oil is so good for you and so versatile! Thanks for sharing all these great uses.
Jeanine
I love coconut oil. I use it for everything it’s pretty amazing stuff! So awesome.
Theresa
I love all of the great benefits you get from using coconut oil. I mainly use it in my beauty products, but we do dig some out for cooking occasionally too.
Ann Bacciaglia
I am going to get some Coconut oil so i can try some of these. There are so many great benefits to using it.
Beth@FrugalFroggie
I have heard so many benefits of coconut oil. I should go get some.
Travel Blogger
I just started using coconut oil last year and love it! I use it in my DIY sugar scrub and in the tips of my hair.
Ora Lee Gurr
The 18th reason is really amazing. I’ve never thought to add coconut oil to chicken soup for extra help in fighting a cold. Summer colds are right around the corner and I want to shoo them away.
candyolivares
Oh what an awesome post!! I love using coconut oil. So many wonderful uses for it.
brandyellen
I always wondered what to use coconut oil for, I have seen it at the store and just wasn’t sure about it. I love this list with so many different uses for it!
Amber C.
Thank you so much for posting this! I just bought my first jar of coconut oil and have only used it for cooking so far! Can’t wait to use it in so many different ways!
Kristi
Thanks for a great list. I first started using it for brownie recipe I found a couple of years ago…having been using it off and on for cooking since then. Love it!
Amanda O.
I needed this post! I have a whole jar that I haven’t used much for cooking.
Ronni
We use coconut oil for my little guy’s eczema all the time! I use it in my hair as well. I never got in on that teeth pulling thing, Im not sure I can do that 😉
Shannon Gurnee
I’ve never had Coconut Oil before. I didn’t realize there were so many uses!
Kecia
Coconut oil is seriously awesome stuff! We just cook with it, but I need to give several of these other uses a try.
Kim Croisant
LOVE using coconut oil like you do. I’ve made scrubs and smoothies with it. I printed your list and will go over it to make more products. I like making my own too. BTW love your blog name